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Look! Build Your Own Adirondack Chair

We were reintroduced to the current version of This Old House by Boy and have enjoyed watching the show. We also enjoy checking out their super informative website with great content and tons of DIYs....

How To: Make Homemade Wood Furniture Polish

A few years back AT posted about how to make furniture polish with just baby oil and lemon extract, but we're more apt to concoct this homemade recipe shared by the Australian edition of Better Homes ...

Good Questions: Salvaging and Refinishing a Craigslist Find?
Los Angeles

Hi from Honolulu: We're always getting ideas and inspiration from AT, and would love some input on what to do with this piece of furniture. We are planning for our first baby in March and recently pic...

Simple Home Office Supplies

Paring down and getting in touch with the basics seems to be the order of the day (that and cool wood stuff) so we couldn't help but highlight these home office basics that are as simple as building b...

Survey: How Much Wood in a Space is Too Much?
Austin

Wood is certainly a favorite material used in homes, whether the home be traditional, modern, new or old. More and more frequently, it's used to set the neutral tones of a room. Warm-toned, rough or ...

Etsy Find: Kindling

We were inspired by Bethz's wood-themed post yesterday that we had to add this great Etsy find to the mix. Kindling celebrates the the beauty of wood grain and texture with a few of great pieces, lik...

Fake It Till You Make It
Faux Architectural Accents

We all want our homes to have great bones, but of course a place with great bones (i.e. hardwood floors, crown moldings and great old windows) isn't always in our price range. So if you've always wan...

Trying Textured Walls

Lately we’ve been spotting textured walls everywhere – in homes, store displays, magazine layouts. This is a wonderful way to add texture to an accent wall while seemingly easier to hang then wal...

Wood-Inspired Lighting

Honey Bamboo Wood Lamp via HD Buttercup...

Great Products: Restor-A-Finish and Feed-N-Wax

We love finding furniture on the street and transforming it. However we normally opt to paint old wood rather than face the somewhat arduous task of refinishing it. Now that we ran across a glowing ...

Inspiration: Wall Treatment Made of Wood Disks
Martha Stewart Living June 2008

Here's an interesting idea to connect with nature. The June 2008 Martha Stewart features an article called "Sticks and Stones", which features several ideas on integrating natural elements into your d...

Shaker Style

The Shakers are known for making simple, durable furniture that has become an American classic. We love some of the timeless pieces that we found in the Shaker Workshops Catalog: ...

LA Survey: Light Floors or Dark Floors?

Our friend's considering swapping out her light floors for dark ones. We love light floors, especially as they're done here, warmed by the natural yellowing of the clear varnish coating. But dark fl...

Stella Table from Zuster

Don’t you hate when you fall in love with someone geographically undesirable? As Gregory pointed out, it’s the same with furniture. We’re a little bit in love with this Stella table – made i...

Handmade at CA Boom 08

It's refreshing in an age of particle board, factory made furniture to see something that is actually handmade. ...

Wood Maintenance Kits?

While I was laid up all last week with that terrible cough that's going around I watched a lot of tv. Caught up on Scott Baio, Brett Michaels, Housewives, Dr Drew, Snoop, Heidi, you get the idea. ...

Primitive wood totem candleholders at West Elm

Primitive modern. These Primitive wood totem candleholders from West Elm are a visual breath of fresh air. Simple and sculptural, we think these would make a great accent in all types of decor......

Look! Using Architectural Salvage as Wall Décor

If someone asked us what our biggest inspiration is for home décor, we wouldn't even bat an eyelash. For us, it's the home of one of our oldest friends, the Ackisses. Their house was the sat...