How to Style Outdoor Patio Furniture for Summer

May 31, 2023June 1, 2023 Sasha Weilbaker

When warm weather rolls around, there’s nothing better than utilizing your outdoor space to its fullest potential. And whether you’re lucky enough to have a full deck and pool or you’re working with a smaller space, the right furniture and styling will transform your outdoor space into one you’ll never want to leave. To get you on your way, we put together a guide to styling your outdoor patio furniture for summer.

Read on for our team’s best tips and tricks.

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Kick off Summer right: Memorial Day Sale

May 25, 2023May 30, 2023 Sasha Weilbaker

Last updated on May 30th, 2023 at 05:20 pm

We know there’s nothing better than high quality furniture handmade by local craftsmen– at reduced prices. This year, we’re offering our customers 20% off storewide* with our Memorial Day furniture sale. When you order today, you’ll not only receive a lifetime guarantee with your purchase, but free shipping on any order over $4000.

*Excludes POLYWOOD, Artisan, Clearance, Ready to Ship, Floor Model and Lighting. Take 10% off Copeland furniture from May 24th to June 12th.

$2,000 minimum order to qualify for sale prices

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Solid Wood Bedroom Sets: 5 Tips for Finding the Best Quality & Value

May 15, 2023May 18, 2023 Peggy Farabaugh 1 Comment

Last updated on May 18th, 2023 at 01:38 pm

This craftsman style solid wood bedroom set has a modern flair — This craftsman style solid wood bedroom set has a modern, contemporary flair. It’s shown here in solid, natural cherry wood (with contrasting walnut wood drawer and door pulls) but it can also be crafted in maple or walnut. Contemporary Craftsman.

If you’re shopping for high quality solid wood bedroom sets, you’ve done a lot of research. Bedroom furniture is a big investment and one that need only be made once in a lifetime. So we’ve put together tips & advice to help make your shopping easier and ensure you get the best value for your investment dollars. Read More

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Celebrating Earth Day with Trunks & Leaves

April 18, 2023April 21, 2023 Peggy Farabaugh

Last updated on April 21st, 2023 at 05:00 pm

Note: In a previous post, Putting a Face on the Forest I shared the reasons we founded Vermont Woods Studios. For Ken, it was all about handcrafted furniture. For me, it was about the environment, trees, forests and wildlife habitat. Because we use trees to build our furniture, we plant trees, over 200,000 trees so far. Our newest project involves planting trees to support Asian elephant habitat in Sri Lanka.

Planting trees to restore elephant habitat in Sri Lanka — Dr Shermin deSilva is the founder and president of Trunks & Leaves, a non-profit dedicated to facilitating evidence-based conservation of Asian elephants and their habitats through science, education, policy and advocacy.

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8 Environmental & Climate-Related Non-Profits to Donate To

April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Riley Farabaugh

Earth Day

At Vermont Woods Studios, we believe that businesses and individuals alike have a responsibility to not only care for their environment, but take proactive steps to have a positive impact on the earth. That’s why we’ve made such a strong commitment to sustainability. We source all our materials responsibly, everything we sell is made in the USA and built to last, we plant trees, and we steward a 109 acre forest at our headquarters in Southern Vermont. On top of that, we’re also now a member of 1% for the planet.

As part of our commitment to One Percent for the Planet, we allocate 1% of our revenue to support environmental causes. Most of that 1% is direct cash donations to approved environmental non profits. Here are some of our favorites:

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5 Tips for Designing the Perfect Home Office

April 10, 2023April 10, 2023 Riley Farabaugh

Home Office Furniture

With 30% of Americans working from home in 2023, having a functional home office has never been more important. While remote workers may have been able to get away with an improvised home office in the past, if you’re working remotely now, it’s likely that you’ll continue to do so for quite some time.

For those still working from the couch, at their kitchen table, or (gasp) from bed, it’s time to level up. A well-designed, dedicated workspace increases productivity due to a decrease in distractions and increase in boundary-setting between work and life. Sounds pretty good, right?

So, put your interior design cap on, because we’re about to dive into 5 tips for designing your home office.

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April is Earth Month

April 1, 2023April 17, 2023 Peggy Farabaugh

Last updated on April 17th, 2023 at 02:34 pm

Earth Day 2023 | Earth Month 2023 — Earth Day happens every year on April 22 when we’re all called to show our support for Mother Nature. The first Earth Day was in 1970, during the era of the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Since then it’s grown into “Earth Month”, a whole month of events with over 1 billion people participating in more than 193 countries.

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5 Furniture & Interior Design Trends for 2023

March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Riley Farabaugh

Furniture & Interior Design Trends 2023

We all appreciate the timelessness and longevity of classic design, especially with regards to high-quality pieces that we plan to maintain for years down the line. However, when it comes to how we style our space, it can be fun to include modern touches here and there as an expression of personal style.

According to experts in the design space, here are the top 5 interior design trends for 2023 that you need to know about.

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Tapping Maples at Stonehurst Showroom

March 22, 2023March 27, 2023 Katrina Moore

Last updated on March 27th, 2023 at 04:47 pm

With cold nights (~20 degrees) and warm days (~50 degrees) it’s a great time to be tapping maples for their sap! We have about 10 collection buckets outside Stonehurst Showroom, and on a good day they all fill. If you take a trip through this neck of the woods, you’ll see many of our neighbors doing the same with smaller and larger setups.

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It’s International Day of Forests 2023

March 21, 2023March 20, 2023 Peggy Farabaugh

Vermont Woods Studios is a sustainable furniture company, founded on a mission of forest conservation. To celebrate today’s International Day of Forests, I thought we’d re-visit some related blogs we’ve written over the years. Here’s a list of the Top 10:

You guessed it: we are forest conservation fanatics. Well, I see forest conservation as the #1 environmental issue of our time. Trying to use a sustainable furniture company to make that case is perhaps a stretch but it’s a challenge we’re committed to. It’s definitely been an uphill battle but on the plus side, we’re filling the world with gorgeous, Vermont made furniture that will live forever. It will serve as a constant reminder of how each one of us can do our own small part to conserve our planet’s forests. Here’s to the trees!

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