Wendy Silverstein
Wendy Silverstein is a former editor at Architectural Digest, Home, Kitchen & Bath Customer Planner, and Home/Style magazines. A consultant to the design industry, she works closely with interior designers, architects and other professionals in the field.
Tree Talk: A Visit to Chesterwood
Most summers I try to visit Chesterwood, the former country home and studio of the sculptor Daniel Chester French (1850-1931), most famous for his monumental statue of... read more
Mixed Messages: Using Hardwood with Other Materials
I’m constantly delighted by the imaginative ways in which designers, architects, and style-savvy homeowners combine hardwood with other materials and surfaces.... read moreHardwood at KBIS 2020
The annual Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS), is always a source of interesting new hardwood products for the home. This year’s exposition, held in January in Las... read moreThe Legacy of American Red Oak
Last summer, our sister organization, the American Hardwood Export Council, collaborated with the London Design Festival on the Legacy Project in which ten leaders of... read moreThe Beauty of Sustainable Hardwood
When artist Hadley Williams renovated her family home in California’s Bay Area, she asked the makeover team—designer Sherry Williamson, architect Andrew Mann, and... read moreHardwood Paneling Goes Dark
Although dark wood paneling is traditionally associated with the haunts of wealth and power—corporate board rooms, gentlemen’s clubs, grand public chambers—it’s... read moreHardwood Gifts for the Holidays
Each season I simplify my holiday giving by focusing on gifts made of American hardwood. There’s an enormous selection out there, ranging from the sleekly... read moreHardwood Media Centers
I love TV as much as the next red-blooded American. What I don’t like is how a TV looks—particularly the enormous flat-screen variety that, switched on, offers a... read moreTailored in Wood: The Ultimate Bachelor Pad
New York–based Gachot Studios is one of my favorite younger interior design practices. Founded in 2012 by husband and wife team Christine and John Gachot, the firm’s... read moreCan the American Chestnut Be Resurrected?
Until about a century ago, American chestnut trees dominated native forests from Maine to Mississippi. More than four billion of the noble hardwoods grew in the eastern... read more
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Space-saving Hardwood Storage Stunners Well-appointed cabinetry for all the things you want to keep "There probably isn't a room in the house where we don't store something," writes Mervyn Kaufman in his new book, Store It!, from Filipacchi Publishing. "Lack of space is certainly a challenge, but it...
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