Imagine buying a new chair from Ikea. You bring the flat box home and open it up. But instead of grabbing a hex wrench and kissing your weekend goodbye, you pop a bottle of wine, sit back, and watch ...

Turning old wood into timeless beauty. In Part 1 of this build series, I kick off the process of creating a custom buffet cabinet using reclaimed wood — blending rustic charm with modern function to ...

GARDNER — Long ago, this city was the furniture capital of the world — appropriately dubbed the "Chair City" — with factory chimneys outnumbering church steeples. Then the jobs moved south and ...

One of the benefits of using old-fashioned wooden beams is their all-weather durability. They can withstand humidity and water better than particle boards and other synthetic materials, which crumble ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A developer is getting more time to tweak his plan for Grand Rapids’ historic Sligh Furniture building, a proposed redevelopment that’s drawn the ire of some business ...

The United States Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale pays tribute to wood framing — simple, cheap and revolutionary in its own way. By Ted Loos Since the Venice Architecture Biennale had its ...

This article was originally featured on Knowable Magazine. At the University of Toronto, just across the street from the football stadium, workers are putting up a 14-story building with space for ...