Interior design might be an art rather than a science, but that does not mean designs spring full-grown from the minds of their designers. Most interior designers understand the need to build on the legacies on their predecessors, examining their creations, extracting the best elements and distilling principles for their own use. As a result, it should come... [Read more...]

To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, fashion is something so unbearable that it must be changed on a regular basis. In contrast, classics are the things so enduring that their appeal is both constant and consistent, despite the relentless vagaries of fashion. Architectural woodcarvings created using similar principles to Greco-Roman buildings can be considered one... [Read more...]

If you are currently looking at wood to use for the design of a home or building, then one of the best choices out there is hard maple. Hard maple is known for being an excellent high traffic material, which is why it’s used for theater stages, dance floors and even basketball courts. The following are a few additional benefits to using hard maple for... [Read more...]

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