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Journal
Buying guides, notes on wood and finish, and a look inside the family workshops that build our furniture.
The Amish Poster Bed and the Pieces Around It: Building a Bedroom in Solid Hardwood
November 12, 2026A poster bed draws four vertical lines in a room and changes the scale of everything beside it. Here is how an Amish poster…
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Buying Amish-Built Furniture in Charleston: How Built to Order Works
November 9, 2026Built to order means your piece does not exist until you order it. Here is who builds the hardwood furniture in Ohio, Pennsylvania and…
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Tall Drawers for the Bedroom: Getting the Guest Room Ready Before the House Fills Up
November 5, 2026The guest room runs out of floor before anything else. Here is how to size a tall chest of drawers for a small bedroom,…
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Buffet, Sideboard, Server or Hutch: Choosing Dining Room Storage
October 29, 2026Buffet, sideboard, server, hutch, wine cabinet. The names get used loosely, and a lot of people come into the showroom unsure which one they…
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Blanket Chests and Trunks: Choosing a Solid Wood Storage Chest That Earns Its Place
October 28, 2026Most storage chests sold online are particleboard under a printed wrap. Here is how to tell a solid wood chest from one of those,…
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Planning a Solid Wood Home Office: Desks, File Cabinets and Bookcases
October 27, 2026A home office gets used every day, often by more than one person, and it is usually the room where cheap furniture gives out…
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Poly vs. Wood Outdoor Furniture for a Lowcountry Porch
October 24, 2026Lowcountry weather is hard on outdoor furniture. Salt air, strong sun, heavy summer storms and months of humidity will find every weak spot in…
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The Solid Wood Chest of Drawers Buying Guide: Woods, Joinery and Drawer Boxes
October 23, 2026The drawer box, the joinery and the wood decide whether a chest lasts thirty years or three. A plain guide to choosing a solid…
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How to Choose a Live Edge Dining Table: Slab, Size, Base and Care
October 22, 2026A live edge dining table is chosen one slab at a time. The top keeps the natural edge of the tree, so no two…
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Built to Order Furniture vs In Stock: How the Two Differ Once You Live With the Piece
October 22, 2026Built to order and in-stock furniture are not better and worse versions of the same thing. Here is how the two differ in wood,…
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