This booth had something we'd never seen before: a full wood bathroom (sink, tub and all!). We stopped to chat with Laurie and Daniel, who run Gardenside and take pics.
More info and pics below...
Gardenside: Premium Teak Furniture
ICFF 2009
These indoor all teak pieces are brand new for 2009 and you won't find them on their website, where you can see that they specialize in outdoor furniture. They are made of small strip pieces of teak, which allows them to keep the price down and be more efficient in their use of wood. They also made a strong pitch for the sourcing of their teak: "The teak outdoor furniture sold in the United States comes from tree farms, rather than natural forests." There's a bunch more on this at their website.
"Gardenside is one of the world’s leading teak furniture companies. We design, manufacture, and distribute our own furniture, enabling us to provide value, service, and premium quality to our customers. To ensure the finest product possible, we focus exclusively on teak furniture."
For additional work, visit Gardenside.com.
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Gardenside
| Location: |
999 Andersen Drive, Ste. 140
San Rafael,
CA
94901
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| Phone: |
888.999.TEAK
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| Website: | Gardenside.com |
| Categories: | tubs, toilets, showers & sinks |
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don't really see the appeal of teak...
view plumeria's profile
It's good for wet places.
view JoanneM's profile
Would want that wood real well sanded before sitting in the tub.......lol.
view baileyb's profile
There's nothing like a teak bathtub. They have them in Japan. Amazing!
view medusa12120's profile
Plumeria, teak is dimensionally very stable, so it withstands expansion and contraction, as well as rot. This makes it ideal for outdoor furniture. Wooden boat decks are usually teak for this reason. You can leave it natural and it'll still outlast most other woods, but if you oil it and cover it or take it in for the winter, it'll last for decades.
view BruceS63's profile
The appeal of teak is more than its functional properties, though those properties are a good beginning to appreciation. If you have ever been on a beautiful sailboat or spent time oceanside where teak is used for furniture, the weathered silver-gray look of teak, the feel of it being cleaned and polished or creaking a bit under your feet or wet bathing suit, sunwarmed after a bracing swim, creating memories of a wood that serves a lifetime. It is warm, strong and beautiful. It speaks to generations, fosters preservation, has stability. it carves out new sensibilities, enlarges your vocabulary of natural materials. When you see it again, you remember how much you love nature, and you hope for teak forests to be managed well or left alone.
view avianmission's profile
I've always loved the look of teak and it's been used in furniture for years, including many Danish pieces, both vintage and current.
Glad to know someone has made it sustainable by growing them in farms so now Teak can continue to be made into furniture and what not.
I don't know if I'd have a full bath of teak, but definitely say the counter or vanity however.
view ciddyguy's profile
Perfect accessories for a Japanese themed bath. Hang a noren (entrance curtain) and a huge Hokusai art print.
Complete the ambiance with chrysanthemum- or green tea- essential oils.
view Ianny's profile