Natural Balance offers Architects and Interior Designers unparalleled design freedom, bringing a new dimension to interior and exterior woodcare and decoration.

Specifically developed by colour experts at the highly respected Aesthetic Centre at Akzo Nobel Decorative Coatings Sassenheim, The Netherlands, the range is based upon the creative interpretation and harmonisation of current architectural trends and consumer tastes.

The Natural Balance range is designed to complement contemporary materials in a liberating and aspirational way. Traditional requirements are equally well catered for with rich, warm tones for more classic visual effects.

As well as offering many creative possibilities for the decorative finishing of exterior and interior applications, this exciting range of coloured shades is produced to a high technical standard for maximum long term colour stability and durability.

From soft, subtle shades through striking, vivid colours to warm, lush tones, the rich colours and textures of the natural world have long been an inspiration to architects, designers and artists. In the same way they have inspired the development of the Natural Balance range, which, when used in a architectural context, helps create aesthetically stunning results. Not only impressively enhancing the natural beauty and characteristics of timber substrates, the diverse range of colours also works in visual harmony with modern materials such as steel, concrete and glass.

View or download the Sikkens 'Interactive Colour Selector' to assist you in choosing colours for your next project.

Natural Balance highly translucent wood finishes are tinted versions of six long established, highly regarded and technically superior Sikkens Cetol products for Traditional Woodstain Systems, High Solids Woodstain Systems, and Interior Woodstain Systems.

Characteristics common to all these products are high performance and low maintenance, which together contribute to reducing whole life costs and maximising Best Value.

This is due to the nature of woodstains in that they weather by gradual erosion of the finish, helping them retain their flexibility and adhesion, allowing one coat planned periodic maintenance. Generally speaking one - coat of woodstain will erode over a three to five year period.

In this way, the best economic and environmental values can be achieved over the whole building life cycle.