Cabinets: What You Should Know About Lyptus
I found this post on eco-friendly kitchen cabinet choices on K+BB Green‘s blog and thought you’d enjoy it if you’re thinking of installing a new kitchen and are thinking green.
Lyptus cabinets made by Dura SupremeIf you’re looking for an alternative to bamboo, eucalyptus is a great choice. (You may have also heard of Lyptus, a hybrid of two species of eucalyptus available from forest products company Weyerhaeuser.) It offers excellent quality and is aesthetically pleasing.
Its environmental attributes make it a great choice for a sustainable hardwood product. Eucalyptus grows quickly and is harvested 14-16 years after planting. The trees are pruned while they grow, and the logs that go to mill are uniform with very few knots. Uniformity means less waste during the milling process. The majority of the eucalyptus tree goes to market while its byproducts often get used as bio-energy.
John Boos makes beautiful Lyptus butcher blocks, and the Heritage Cabinet Company has door styles and finish options that use the wood.
I just visited a year-old project, and its Lyptus butcher block had a deep, rich patina that was a striking complement to the other design elements in the room. We are using Lyptus wood more and more for butcher blocks and look forward to specifying some cabinetry with this sustainable material as well.
