The start of a year is often a time when fresh designs for the 12 months ahead are talked about. There will be the fashionable colour of the year, ‘Very Peri’ is 2022’s must have according to the Pantone Colour Institute. And home décor trends will be the inspiration for popular articles in lots of online blogs and magazines.

We manufacture doors and doorsets for luxury residential developments across the UK and we see these trends come and go. But that’s the great thing about fashions and styles, it gives each residential development its own place in history. It creates its own identity. We play our part in this ‘moment in time’ as we get asked for specific finishes and veneers, as our Director Stan Bond explains:

While the look of the doorset is always important to our customer, the process for us starts with the performance of the door. We make sure that it complies, and often goes beyond safety requirements, to help future proof the product as standards are always increasing. But we completely understand that the finish of the door is what the homeowner will focus upon.

So that’s why we have a range of veneer styles that accentuate the grain of the wood in a variety of ways.

• Rotary Cut produces a wide, bold grain that shows off the growth rings of the wood.
• Crown Cut is sliced along the length of the wood producing rising shapes often described as being like a Cathedral.
• Rift Cut has a narrow straight grain pattern.
• Quarter Cut results in a striped appearance that bisects the annual growth rings. Walnut, mahogany, oak and teak are most often used for this veneer.

The wood is dyed to the colour as requested by the client. Whether we get asked for any ‘Very Peri’ in 2022 remains to be seen!