Environmentally Friendly Alternatives
Building a better, safer kitchen cabinet
Echo Wood: Environmentally Responsible Wood Products
Our showroom kitchen is made out environmentally friendly products. It is a combination of particleboard and veneers made with Wenge Echo Wood.
Echo Wood is an engineered reconstituted veneer that creates the look of the most common, to the most exotic and rare species of wood. These veneer products simulate these desired species without impacting their sustainability. All dyes used to make the veneers are water-based and contain no harmful heavy metals.
Kirei Board
Kirei Board is a strong, durable, environmentally friendly substitute for wood. It is manufactured from reclaimed sorghum straw with no added formaldehyde adhesive. Please visit their website for further information.
www.kireiusa.com
Our children’s showroom kitchen is made out of bamboo. Bamboo is an affordable, attractive, durable, and eco-friendly alternative to traditional hardwood cabinetry. Bamboo is a harvested grass that continually regenerates. Bamboo is typically harvested within 5 years of sprouting, making it a renewable and sustainable resource. Like traditional hardwoods bamboo can be stained to any desired look. The delicate grain of bamboo makes it distinctive and elegant.
Healthy Kitchens
Mirage Woodworks is proud to offer products that have less off gassing and no formaldehyde.
We currently use a line of lacquers that are water-based instead of the traditional solvent lacquers. This means it is safer for our employees and healthier for you once the product is in your home. We are trying to raise the standard in the cabinet manufacturer industry so that it becomes the norm not the exception to use these safer products. At Mirage Woodworks we are always on the look out for new products that are more natural and made with less toxins.
Paperstone Countertops
We are pleased to be a direct dealer of Paperstone countertops. This environmentally friendly product is unique as it is made from recycled paper and it comes in a variety of colours. PaperStone is a beautiful and heavy-duty solid surface known for its performance, its warm touch, its contemporary appearance and its environmental sustainability. It is made from 100% post-consumer recycled paper and a proprietary, petroleum-free resin. Please see their website for further details.
www.paperstoneproducts.com
Shop Philosophy
At Mirage, we are constantly trying to reduce our footprint on the environment. We recycle all paper, plastic, glass, and tin products. We recycle all cardboard. We re-use any excess cabinets by donating or reworking them. We donate any mismatched doors to a local artist. We donate wood scraps to build bird houses. The staff at Mirage are always looking for better ways to be environmentally responsible when manufacturing our product.
