Sustainable Furniture Buying Tips: 5 Questions You Should Be Asking

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Our Skyline Panel Bed in Cherry with Walnut accents.

Being a sustainable company may be trendy now, but how do you know if what you’re buying is truly sustainable?

Our company was founded with the mission to save the rainforest. We are a wood furniture company that uses only sustainably harvested wood from North America. It’s been 17 years and we still guarantee that. Now it seems big name brands and celebrities are making claims of sustainability when they put their names on home goods. With so many products and brands now claiming sustainable practices, it may be hard to tell if the products you’re using really are eco-friendly.

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Top 5 Dining Table Designs: All About That Base

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Our French Country Dining Table and Round Back Chairs

We always put so much focus on the tabletop, but what about those legs?

I’m a perfectionist by nature and attention to detail has always been something I pride myself on. That being said, it can make doing things, like shopping for a new dining table, a challenge sometimes. I tend to be really indecisive because I like knowing what I’m choosing is the best possible product for me. I take everything from color, material used, shape, size and design into consideration. But what about the base of a table? It can aesthetically make or break a room, so why do the table tops get all of the attention?

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Top Quality Wood Furniture: A Buyer’s Guide

Last updated on August 14th, 2018 at 03:33 pm

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Tips and Advice on Buying High Quality Wood Furniture

Shopping online for high quality wood furniture requires some research. After all, fine furniture is a big investment–one you’ll want to own and enjoy for a lifetime. Vermont furniture makers have a rich history of crafting quality hardwood furniture for over 200 years. They are considered America’s fine furniture authority so we’ve rounded up a bit of their wisdom to share with you.

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Take Your Dining Space From Drab to Fab

Last updated on February 24th, 2019 at 05:08 pm

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Simple Ways to Improve Your Dining Space

Sometimes to make an improvement to a room, you don’t have to completely renovate the space. This past year, I’d been feeling very unsatisfied about my living room and dining space. Instead of completely redoing those spaces, my family replaced our cheap TV console with a wood TV cabinet. And, we replaced our maple dining table and chairs with a darker stained wood dining set that better matches the wood paneling in our dining space.

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Five Modern Dining Tables To Take You Into The New Year

Last updated on March 31st, 2017 at 01:38 pm

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Say Goodbye to 2016 and Out-of-Date Furniture With These Modern Dining Tables

What a year it has been.

If you’re like me, you’re probably reflecting on 2016 and planning on how to make 2017 better. I remember making a goal to declutter my house last year. While the clutter still lingers, I did update a lot of new furniture. I replaced my worn couch, cheap TV console and clunky dinette set.

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Tips For Purchasing Eco-Friendly Furniture

Last updated on August 14th, 2018 at 03:49 pm

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It’s Easier to Shop For Eco-Friendly Furniture This Holiday Season Than You Might Think

The effects of climate change are real. You can see it in the flooded streets of Miami or the wildfires in the midwest and west coasts or the droughts across the entire country. It’s undeniable that weather is getting more extreme each year. But, we’re not climate experts. We’re here to let you know there’s a way to positively impact the environment and that’s by purchasing truly eco-friendly furniture.

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The Importance of American Made Furniture In Today’s Global Market

Last updated on March 31st, 2017 at 01:43 pm

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Learn how you can help the environment and economy by purchasing American Made Furniture this Holiday Season.

It’s hard to believe that not just 40 years ago when you bought wood furniture, or any product for that matter, it was most likely made right here in America by a skilled craftsman. The crew at the workshop or factory was most likely paid a fair and livable wage and the price of the product reflected that. We took pride in American Made Furniture.

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9 Natural Wood Desks To Update Your Home Office

Last updated on November 13th, 2018 at 10:37 pm

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Our Classic Shaker Writing Desk

Don’t Underestimate The Power Of Natural Wood Desks.

From traditional to modern, having a solid wood desk at home is a guaranteed way to get your work done. Balance your checkbook and bills, write reports and respond to emails, by having a focused space in your home to get down to work you’ll free up more time that you may have otherwise been procrastinating.

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Turn Any Room in Your House into a Tropical Oasis

Last updated on March 31st, 2017 at 02:49 pm

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Photo courtesy Kelsey Hirtzel-Jennings

Bring the tropics to you and turn your home into a permanent vacation.

I’ve recently been thinking a lot about a vacation to somewhere tropical…Hawaii, the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Thailand. Well, realistically, those thoughts will have to stay in my dreams. But, I’ve noticed a popular trend right now that’s fitting for my vacation dreams. It seems a lot of people are channeling the tropics with a design circa 1940s Beverly Hills.

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Save The Monarchs Tour with Jose Luis Alvarez

Last updated on August 6th, 2020 at 12:45 pm

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Mark Your Calendars! We’re Bringing Monarch Habitat Expert Jose Luis Alvarez to the North East this Summer! Save The Monarchs Tour Sponsored by Vermont Woods Studios & DJ Agnew.

A few months ago, our Founder and CEO, Peggy Farabaugh, wrote a blog post about how our small Vermont furniture business is connected to a Monarch Butterfly habitat restoration organization in Mexico. Well, today Peggy and I are very excited to announce that the Save The Monarch Tour with Jose Luis Alvarez is happening this August and September.

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