Recent Sustainable Wood Articles
Three Different Ways to Build a Pallet Wall
Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Apr 08, 2013If you're looking for a way to make an accent wall really pop, and if you want to give a room a rustic edge at the same time, a DIY pallet wall might be your jam. First, you're going...
Stikwood: The New Peel and Stick Wood Paneling
Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Feb 12, 2013Almost everyone has a wall that doesn't look right, or a table, or the back of a kitchen island. Maybe it's an empty bedroom wall that makes the room look cold. Maybe it's a drab beige...
A Year Ago on Networx.com
Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Feb 04, 20132012 A Guide to Heirloom Seed Catalogs: An organic farmer discusses the best of heirloom seed catalogs. 10 Uses for Plastic Pill Bottles: Save your plastic pill bottles, since...
Nine Pieces of Furniture Made from Shipping Pallets
Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Jan 23, 2013Shipping pallets are a plentiful source of wood to reclaim and build with. Since pallets are rough hewn, they lend themselves to rustic pieces of furniture, which happen to be in style...
Eight Great Ways to Reuse an Old Ladder
Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Jan 22, 2013The design potential of an old ladder is unlimited. Before you take an old ladder to the city dump, have a look at these creative DIY decor ideas, all fashioned from old ladders. ...
Hot Home Feature: Farmhouse Wood Floors
Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Jan 21, 2013Nothing could be cozier than farmhouse wood floors. Reclaimed floor boards from a barn that's been torn down are the ultimate in sustainable wood beauty. It's sort of crazy to think...
Five DIY Uses for Old Doors
Posted by Chaya Kurtz | Jan 03, 2013An old door is do-it-yourself gold. I never, ever advocate for holding onto stuff "just in case you might use it one day", except in the case of old doors. An old door can substitute...
Creative Ways To Use Branches, Twigs, and Sticks
Posted by Sayward Rebhal | Nov 14, 2012I recently moved away from the progressive playground of Portland, Oregon, which among other things, is a city at the center of the “creative repurposing” trend. Strolling...