Sustainable Veneer Options: Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Solid Wood
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Sustainable Veneer Options: Eco-Friendly Alternatives to Solid Wood

Globally, solid wood has been around for ages as woodworkers indulge in crafting mastery into wood pieces. The beauty of solid wood tops up the engineered woods due to their premium quality and thus has its own fan base. However, opting for solid wood is not a sustainable solution. It is a hot take, but veneers are a much more trackable and eco-friendly alternative than the actual solid wood to decorate your house.

At CenturyPly, we believe that building your dream home should not come at the expense of the environment. CenturyPly brings you a wide range of veneers that are sourced from local timber.

Table of Contents:

Why Not Go for Solid Wood?
CenturyVeneers and Their Premium Nature
Sustainable Advantages of Veneers:
●  In a Nutshell

Why Not Go for Solid Wood?

No wood in nature is the same, and thus, one particular log of wood cannot help build your bigger pieces of furniture. The shades of wood vary over large batches and may not be worth enough for you to spend so much. They also have many other limitations such as

Obtaining good quality wood is a major concern as the market is flooded with low-quality wood
The labour cost to make a few pieces of furniture is higher
Wood furniture calls for high maintenance
Most solid woods are milled from mature trees, thus leading to an imbalance in the ecosystem.

Solid wood cannot be the go-to option for populations with humble backgrounds to build the interiors of their dream home.

CenturyVeneers and Their Premium Nature

CenturyVenners helps you upgrade your house without being expensive on your pockets or nature. They are available in a varied range of products:

NatzuraWoods/ Naturepro 

NatzuraWoods are natural veneers that are obtained from sustainable forests across the world, such as forests of Africa, Southeast Asia, America, and Europe. They bring the feel of nature right into your home by capturing the beauty of real wood. Each slice of veneer has natural patterns that are obtained by cutting them in particular characteristic cuts in the wood. The designs and patterns may be similar across the range, but they can still add the flair of uniqueness with consistency. 

SenzuraStyles

These veneers are sourced from Recon Veneer, born in a natural plantation- Genuine Plantation Wood. Although these re-engineered veneers are manufactured from actual plantation wood, they are manufactured using templates and pre-made dye moulds. This processing leads to them developing aesthetics of grain patterns and designs that are consistent across the range of these products. 

Sustainable Advantages of Veneers:

Veneers are a responsible choice for your woodwork as they have multiple arenas of advantages.

1. Scope of Utilisation of Timber

Making furniture or interior decor can use up a huge chunk of forest. However, veneer solves this problem by using up major parts of the timber. It is better than harnessing timber through traditional lumber milling. Multiple thin sheets of veneer can be sliced off from one log, thus reducing waste product production.   

2. Preservation of Rare Species

The use of exotic wood veneer species, which are typically not available in solid lumber goods, is enhanced by the CenuryVeneers. Thus, they are fundamental in depleting the demand for rash and unhealthy logging of these veneer species and thus ensure their conservation for the ecosystem. 

3. Sourcing from Certified Forests

These veneers are sourced from responsibly managed forests to meet the overall industry and environmental standards.

4. The Natural Texture

These veneers are true to their original appearance by maintaining their natural and characteristic patterns, flitches, variations in hues and colours, and also textures. Thus, giving you an authentic feel.

5. Decreased Carbon Footprint 

Compared to the processing of solid lumber, the manufacture of veneer often uses less energy and produces fewer greenhouse gas emissions. This results in a production process that is more environmentally friendly and thus has a smaller carbon footprint. 

6. Stability and Strength

The use of veneer on rough surfaces makes them durable, and thus, they don’t chip off easily or break into pieces. Thus, veneering can lead to increasing the lifecycle of your pieces. It leads to the goods not being easily replaceable, and the demand for fresh timber is decreased. They are also highly durable when compared to solid wood. Thus, they are highly preferred in terrains with inconsistent weather conditions.  

7. Adaptability and Diversity

The flexibility of veneers allows you to dream new designs and bring innovation to your home. As real solid wood is hard to work with, the durability of veneers helps achieve distinguishing styles in your pieces of decor and furniture. Veneers are prepared from premium quality wood like pine, cedar, walnut, maple, oak, and many others. Hence, the veneer manufactured is outstanding, eye-catching, and authentic. These different types of trees give rise to distinctive and quirky features in the veneers, which you can exploit to bring out different innovative styles and designs. 

8. Affordability

At a lesser price range, veneers have the same aesthetic qualities as solid wood planks. Thus making them an affordable yet stylish choice for the architecture of your home.

In a Nutshell

If you are looking for an eco-conscious solution to your home renovation, CenturyVeneers is your choice. Sturdy wood pieces or architecture can be worth flaunting, but why not enjoy all the benefits and aesthetics of solid wood in an affordable range in the form of veneers? Shop from the trusted brand of CenturyPly and grab yourself veneers of superior quality from their e-shop.  

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