by Amanda Duchek | Aug 5, 2019 | Wendy Silverstein
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...
by Amanda Duchek | Jun 18, 2019 | Wendy Silverstein
American red oak—the dominant species in U.S. hardwood forests—is plentiful and affordable. The heartwood has a distinctive grain and ranges in color from pinkish to...
by Amanda Duchek | May 8, 2019 | Wendy Silverstein
American hardwoods often play an outsize role in projects by Desai Chia Architecture, a New York firm led by the husband-and-wife team of Arjun Desai and Katherine...
by Amanda Duchek | Apr 2, 2019 | Wendy Silverstein
Whether grand and sweeping, fleet and elegant, or strong and straightforward, a hardwood staircase offers homeowners a chance at truly elevated design. With its graphic...
by Amanda Duchek | Mar 5, 2019 | Wendy Silverstein
The annual Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) is North America’s largest trade fair dedicated to all aspects of kitchen and bath design. This year’s extravaganza,...
by Amanda Duchek | Feb 5, 2019 | Wendy Silverstein
London’s Royal Academy of Music, the oldest conservatoire in the U.K., occupies a handsome Edwardian building next to Regent’s Park. Made of red brick and stone, it’s...
