Green Lundia: Growing Forests While We Build Your Closet
Our Closets are Green
Our Solid Wood Lumber comes from Single Harvest Forests
All of our lumber comes directly from Single Harvested Trees from New England Forests.
For over half a century Lundia USA has been manufactured using solid Hemlock for our frames and Ponderosa
Pine for our shelves. After years of consideration and research, we are proud to announce that all Lundia verticle
surfaces (Frames, cross rails, drawer fronts, doors) are now made out of beautiful Hardwood Solid Maple. All of our shelves
are now made out of premium White Pine. As always, it is REAL SOLID WOOD with the same incredible modularity!
Sustainable harvesting can be defined as a method of harvesting that provides a constant supply of wood resources throughout the landscape, with future timber yields unaffected or improved by current methods. Foresters emulate natural disturbances with their harvesting methods to maintain these balances.
Our lumber is harvested in these forests using "Single Tree Selection". Typically, the harvest is only 2 to 4 trees hand-selected per acre. This is the most responsible method of harvesting, protecting both forests and wildlife. Trees are inspected for nests before harvesting. If excessive bird droppings (White Wash) are observed around a tree base, it is avoided. This “Light Touch” approach maintains balance between vegetation and wildlife.
Our Solid Hardwood Maple and Premium White Pine before going into the mill and then during production in our factory (Absolutely NO particle board or melamine in our modular systems!)
From the Forest to Your Closet
Two Ways to Make a Shelf
Every closet shelf starts as a tree. What happens next makes all the difference. Follow both paths, step by step, and see what really ends up in your home.
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1The Raw Material
Particle Board Shredded to Bits
Random logs, sawmill scraps and leftover wood are shredded into tiny particles. The natural grain that gives wood its strength is gone.
Lundia Solid Wood Single-Tree Harvested
These are our actual logs. Trees are selected and harvested one at a time, so the wood that reaches you starts as real, whole timber.
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2Making the Board
Particle Board Mixed with Formaldehyde Resin
This is an actual 2-foot-diameter tube injecting formaldehyde resin into the wood particles. That resin is the “glue” holding particle board together, and the source of the formaldehyde fumes it can release into your home.
Lundia Solid Wood Cut & Milled
Logs are cut and milled straight into usable boards. No shredding and no resin, just the tree’s own grain, kept whole.
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3Forming the Panel
Particle Board “Baked” into Panels
The mat of wood chips and formaldehyde resin is pressed under heat, essentially baked, into flat panels.
Lundia Solid Wood Ready for Our Shop
Our actual solid wood, stacked and ready to be cut into shelves, uprights and the other solid wood components of your system.
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4The Finished Shelf
Particle Board A Printed Disguise
Paper laminate and edge tape are applied to give it a printed wood-grain or solid-color finish. Underneath, it’s still wood chips and formaldehyde resin.
Lundia Solid Wood Nothing to Hide
Our natural solid wood shelf, supported by solid wood uprights. The grain you see is the real grain of the tree, all the way through.
What’s Really in the Shelf?
- Shredded wood particles
- Formaldehyde resin
- Printed paper laminate
- Edge tape
- Solid wood
That’s it.
Same closet. Two very different materials. Which one would you rather live with?
Design My Solid Wood ClosetSingle Tree Harvesting makes for the Healthiest Forests:
- Improved tree growth: Removing a tree creates space and resources for surrounding trees, leading to more vigorous growth.
- Increased diversity: By creating canopy gaps, single tree selection encourages the regeneration of a mix of young and old trees and supports various species, including those that are shade-intolerant.
- Enhanced wildlife habitat: Opening the canopy allows more sunlight to reach the forest floor, which fosters the growth of shrubs and berries that provide food and shelter for many animals.
- Soil health: While it can cause some soil disturbance, when done carefully, single tree selection can maintain soil quality and biological activity similar to an unmanaged forest.
- Low visual impact: The removal of individual trees has a less dramatic impact on the forest's appearance compared to methods like clear-cutting.
Today, much of New England is reforested, with over 2.5 billion trees in the southern region alone, heavily featuring maple and white pine.