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...
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...
Native Edge Furniture
Posted by Kevin Stevens | Jul 12, 2012When someone looks at a refined and finished piece of wood furniture most will agree that is came from a tree. It is made from wood, right, and wood comes from trees? One style of...
City Joinery: Locally Sourced and Seriously Exquisite
Posted by Cris Carl | Feb 29, 2012“I love gnarly, earthy wood that shows the idiosyncrasies of nature,” said Jonah Zuckerman, owner and designer at City Joinery...
13 Uses for Wine Crates
Posted by Adam Verwymeren | Feb 19, 2012Wine boxes are pretty easy to come by and are quite useful around the home. Used to ship higher-end wines, you can get your hands on these pine boxes for a bargain price once the wine...