Vancouver Maple - 416

Vancouver Maple – 416 brings the calm clarity of pale maple to premium interiors, delivering a tidy, contemporary grain that keeps rooms feeling bright, organized, and deliberately designed. The décor sits in that sweet spot between warmth and neutrality: a light, honeyed undertone that flatters stone-look counters and metals, with enough movement to feel natural but not so much that large elevations look busy. Use it to carry a cohesive story across kitchens, tall wardrobes, study furniture, reception counters, and retail displays where you want craftsmanship to read cleanly from every angle. When you need a neutral reference to explain why maple feels so fresh and adaptable in modern palettes, this concise overview of maple’s appearance and uses helps align stakeholders without drifting into brand talk.

Think of Vancouver Maple – 416 as a dependable base layer you can build around. In compact rooms, run vertical panels on full-height storage to visually lift the ceiling line; on wide media walls or credenzas, compose long horizontal runs to stretch proportions without visual noise. Because the grain is fine and directional, it guides the eye smoothly along elevations—useful in open-plan homes and customer-facing environments where sightlines cross multiple zones. As you translate concept to construction, anchor scope and joinery methods in your own documentation: start with Interior HPL applications to agree substrates, balancing/backers, edge strategies, and allowances before shop drawings begin, then circulate install and care PDFs from Resources & Downloads so fabricators and site teams work from one baseline.

Palette pairing stays straightforward. Vancouver Maple plays beautifully with warm whites and soft greys for a soothing, Scandinavian read; drop in matte blacks or brushed nickel when you want a sharper, gallery-clean mood. It also teams well with concrete-look surfaces and low-sheen paint, allowing texture and lighting to do the storytelling while casework remains composed. If clients are weighing surface feel and day-to-day upkeep, point them to the practical finish explainer in our editorial Choosing the Right HPL Finish: Matte, Glossy, or Textured? so decisions reflect maintenance reality as much as showroom preference.

Lighting will decide whether the maple story reads airy or flat. Aim for broad, diffuse ambient light to keep large planes even, then add precise, low-glare accents at end panels, pilasters, handles, and reveals to give edges definition without hotspots. On islands and long counters, decide early between mitered returns (for seamless massing) or slender, consistent shadow gaps (for visual lightness). Where two planes meet, align joints to architectural breaks rather than defaulting to equal modules—the grain looks most refined when seams echo the room’s geometry and the lighting pattern you’ve sketched.

Execution should feel as intentional as the design. Lock panel orientation, seam positions, and reveal sizes in the drawings before fabrication—especially if you’re mixing directions (vertical doors, horizontal drawers). During procurement, confirm balancing requirements for wide spans and share the same bonding notes and cleaning protocol you’ve already agreed with operations via Resources & Downloads; consistent instructions reduce rework and keep edges crisp after seasonal movement. For boards and client sign-offs, compare adjacent tones and textures side-by-side in All Collections to lock undertones early and avoid near-miss substitutions later.

Post-handover, Vancouver Maple keeps its poise with simple routines. Routine wipe-downs preserve the light, orderly character that makes the décor so camera-friendly for brand imagery and project documentation. In busy kitchens, wardrobe banks, reception desks, and retail fixtures, the surface maintains that “fresh install” look, helping the surrounding materials—stone, metal, fabric, and light—do the expressive work while the joinery stays calm and precise.

Specifications

• Dimensions: 1220 × 2440 mm (4′ × 8′), 1220 × 3050 mm (4′ × 10′)

• Category: Interior HPL – Woodgrain / Maple-look