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When you are looking to add more rustic character to our cabinetry, we offer the Valley Cabinet Signature Details.  Our artistic approach features a number of tools and techniques to achieve an authentic distressed appearance.  When combined with our premium finishing service, you create a look like no other!

Because of this custom service, NO TWO PIECES WILL APPEAR ALIKE   Valley Cabinet requires viewing a sample door of the wood and finish of your project to give you an idea of how these details will appear on your cabinetry.

Valley Cabinet’s Signature Details are composed of the following characteristics: (Photos feature Signature Details on Rustic Cherry)

Signature Details

The finishes you apply to your Valley Cabinet cabinetry can be enhanced with one of our Signature Details. These details are designed to give your cabinetry the characteristics of a “long life-well used” appearance.

As these details are hand applied and are artistic in nature, the appearance is unique to each piece it is applied to. NO TWO PIECES WILL APPEAR ALIKE. Valley Cabinet highly recommends viewing a sample door of the wood and finish of your project to give you an idea of how these details will appear on your cabinetry.

Nicks, Dents & Screw Marks

An affect created by striking the entire wood surface randomly with tools to create the effect of wear over time. Marks will vary in depth, shape and placement.

Corner Wear

Worn outside corners of the panels and frames of doors, drawer fronts, decorator ends, and integral end panels. 

Worm Holes

Small holes that are in random groups of elliptical patterns. Simulates past insect penetration of the wood. These can appear on the fronts of doors, drawer fronts, end panels, finished interiors, and moldings

Simulated Cracks

Simulated splits, cracks, and check marks that occur with the seasonal changes in humidity and stress cracks from years of use. The crack runs with the grain of the wood and appears on the front of the panels and frames of doors, drawer fronts, decorator ends, and integral end panels.

Rasping

 Heavy severe wear on the outside edges and applied molding of doors and drawer fronts.

The intensity or depth of the markings can range from light to aggressive. We rate the intensity from a Level 1 (light) to a Level 5 (aggressive).  
Samples of the distressing will be provided and must be approved before the onset of production.

Signature Details are available with all of Valley Cabinet’s finishes. Distressing details can be made more apparent with the use of glaze and therefore is recommended as part of the finish. Viewing a sample door with the specified detail and finish is highly recommended.

Signature Details are available for Alder, Rustic Alder, Cherry, Rustic Cherry, Hickory, Rustic Hickory, Maple and paint grade Maple woods only. No Oak or MDF doors, panels, or parts.

Signature Details for Painted and Stained Finishes

Painted & Glazed Finishes with Signature Details

Randomly placed nicks, dents, screw marks, corner wear, worm holes, simulated cracks, rasping with Heirloom Detail added (see below). The above example represents a Level 5 (aggressive). 

Stained & Glazed Finishes with Signature Details

Randomly placed nicks, screw marks, dents, corner wear, worm holes, simulated cracks, and rasping. The above example represents a Level 5 (aggressive). 

Additional Signature Details

Heirloom

Profiles on the fronts of doors and drawer fronts are rubbed through to expose the raw wood underneath. This is available in both glazed and non-glazed finishes.

Vintage

The specified stain finish is first covered with a black stain. This stain is rubbed through in random spots to expose the specified finish underneath. This is applied to the fronts of doors, drawer fronts, end panels, finished interiors, and moldings.