It would seem at first glance that the words rustic and contemporary don’t really belong together but in the case of the reclaimed wood furniture created by Woodland Creek Furniture each of these two words describes one aspect of the same piece of furniture. Rustic is a term generally used to describe something as old-fashioned whereas contemporary means belonging to the modern age, so how do these two terms go together with our furniture?
Our master craftsmen create furniture from reclaimed wood, in some cases wood that is a few hundred years old and taken from an old barn or farmhouse which was torn down. Wood is also considered timeless so the terms antique and modern can be used for most pieces interchangeably. Many of our pieces have an aged look to them but a modern twist in the design that makes them unique. We take the best of the old world and combine it with the new to provide you home furnishings you can put proudly on display when your friends, neighbors and business associates come to visit.
Rustic contemporary furniture can be a fine addition to your bedroom, living room, office, dining room, or kitchen. It gives your home a classic look with a unique feeling that visitors will have a hard time putting their finger on. You’ll find that many will try to classify our furniture as Colonial, Victorian, or Early American, when it is actually quite modern. The materials may be antiques but many of the designs are new. Take a look at some of our root designs and you’ll see some truly amazing new concepts.
The term rustic is also often associated with farmhouse living. Much of our farmhouse furniture is created with a rustic feel to it that is enhanced by the fact that we use reclaimed barnwood and wood taken from farm houses that have been taken down. This wood helps us to create environmentally friendly furniture that is timeless and classic. Your home can have that contemporary rustic look if you select some of these pieces and change your interior décor to match. Browse through our online gallery for some ideas and contact us if you need any help.
Take a look around your neighborhood and see if there are any structures still standing that you feel should be torn down. You probably view them as an eyesore, blight upon your community. Did you know that the wood they are made of can be used to create breathtakingly beautiful natural wood furniture? This wood is known as reclaimed wood and it’s the most environmentally friendly material you can make furniture with.
The woodlands and forests of the world are not vast enough to withstand the constant destruction they are now going through in the name of progress. Eventually, those resources will be depleted. Many of the governments in the world recognize this and have eliminated or restricted logging in certain preserved areas. Unfortunately, the companies and industries that devour these resources are not always as insightful on the subject and those natural resources continue to be destroyed.
Woodland Creek Furniture makes reclaimed wood furniture which does not require the destruction of any of our precious woodlands or forests. This wood comes from barns and farmhouses that have been torn down, deadwood, driftwood, and other woods harvested after they have already been used for construction or otherwise died a natural death of some kind. The combination of these woods when used for furniture construction creates the fine pieces you can see on our website or at our gallery.
Now that you’ve looked at the properties around you, take a look at the inside of your home. Is your furniture environmentally friendly? Is it made from all-natural materials which will break down completely if ever placed in a landfill? This is another important distinction for a piece of furniture being environmentally friendly. Not only are the materials and processes used in making it part of that description, but the way that the furniture will be destroyed at the end of its use is also a factor.
Furniture made with reclaimed wood is environmentally friendly furniture. The manufacturing process doesn’t use any materials that come from our natural forest lands or synthetic materials of any kind. At Woodland Creek Furniture we appreciate the beauty of natural wood and we make furniture that will give you that look without tapping any more of our natural resources.
The most expensive mattress in the world won’t help you sleep soundly if you mount it on a cheap bed frame. If you’re looking for something solid you might want to consider a rustic bedroom set made from reclaimed wood. You’ll know the minute you sit down on the edge of the bed that this is one type of bed frame that will never collapse on you. It settles firmly into the floor when you first place it in the room and it stays right where you put it until you decide to move it.
Beds that sag in the middle can cause major back problems over the course of time. You can change the box spring and mattress but if the supports underneath aren’t firm that won’t make any difference. A custom reclaimed wood bed frame from Woodland Creek Furniture has custom slats underneath designed to hold the weight of the mattress and your weight, along with your spouse’s or any of your children who decide to jump into bed with the two of you on Saturday morning.
Reclaimed wood furniture combines the antique look and feel of the old world with the contemporary styles of the new. The state of reclaimed wood when we receive it is sometimes so good that very little in the way of restoration is needed. A careful match with other pieces by our craftsmen is combined with some modern preservation and enhancement methods to create new styles that have a timeless look and feel to them.
The bed frame itself is not the only piece in the room so you’ll want natural wood furniture to match it when you select a bureau, armoire, or dressing table. Sets can be custom made to match, down to the smallest detail. If you come to the gallery and share your ideas our craftsmen can create something that fits you physically, aesthetically and spiritually. Only natural wood can give you that combination.
Are you sleeping soundly at night now? If you’re not, new furniture may help. There may be other factors involved also but a solid reclaimed wood bedroom set from Woodland Creek Furniture will definitely help to eliminate any physical discomfort you might have. Once you’ve done that and are able to sleep comfortably again you can start looking at our other natural wood furniture options for the living room and kitchen.
Take something old, make it into something new, and yet manage to preserve that antique look. That is what the master wood crafters at Woodland Creek Furniture do when they manufacture furniture using old barnwood or farm wood which has been gathered after a structural demolition. The wood could be dozens or perhaps hundreds of years old, but it will shine like new when it comes out of our shop, with that rustic feeling that will have your guests asking if it’s a genuine antique.
Barnwood furniture has come to be known as rustic contemporary furniture because of the combination of old and new that is unique to this type of style. The wood is almost always antique. Barns aren’t generally torn down until they have put in a few decades of service, usually over a century. The same can be said of farmhouses. The older the structure is, the better the wood will be for use in furniture making. In the early days of barn building they didn’t use the toxic chemicals on wood that they use now.
The way that these pieces of wood that make up reclaimed wood furniture are put together now will not be the same as when they were assembled as part of a barn or farmhouse. The way that they fit together and blend with other wood will be determined by the craftsmen who will be paying attention to what the wood itself has to offer. This symbiotic relationship between furniture and creator is what ensures that each piece of furniture made by Woodland Creek will be an individual masterpiece.
Living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, kitchens and offices can all take on a new life with natural wood furniture. It’s not just the way that it looks. It’s a feeling that wood brings into a home, a clean and alive type of ambiance that you don’t get with any other type of furniture. Choosing reclaimed wood furniture also adds a sense of antiquity to the motif which will make your neighbors and friends envious when they visit. Have no fears though. You can tell them where to find us and we can do the same for their home.
Eco furniture is furniture that is manufactured without using any new natural resources or processes that will damage the environment. It is furniture that will break down and become part of the eco system again if it is discarded, not made from plastic or synthetic materials that will not degrade even after centuries buried in a landfill. It is furniture that does not require the cutting down of trees to manufacture.
Eco furniture, also known as environmentally friendly furniture, has become a popular choice in recent years as the people and governments of developed countries have become more conscious of the impact that destroying natural forests has on our environment. In addition to displacing thousands of species of animals and birds, the wholesale destruction of woodlands is also affecting the oxygen supply of the planet that helps to combat the industrial carbon emissions that poison our air.
Eco furniture is made from reclaimed wood, wood that has already been used to manufacture something else like a barn or a farmhouse. It is not cut down and does not impact the environment in any way; the use of it actually preserves natural woodlands that would be in danger otherwise. The gathering of this reclaimed wood also saves on the consumption of other natural resources such as oil and water, both of which are used in vast quantities when forests are cut down and the wood is processed.
In addition to saving natural resources, reclaimed wood furniture also has a beauty all its own that cannot be matched by any other types of wood furniture. Using wood that was cut dozens or even hundreds of years ago and creating something new from it is a special type of craft that only a few masters are capable of. The pieces created by these craftsmen are antique and contemporary at the same time, unique but classic in a way that can only be understood by the beholder.
Go to a retail furniture store and purchase a living room or bedroom set and you’re not thinking about passing those pieces on to your children. You’ll use that furniture until it wears out and then give it away or have it hauled off to be dumped in a landfill somewhere. Parts of it will stay in that landfill forever, consuming perhaps the most precious natural resource of all: the land that we grow our food in. Eco furniture will last for generations in your home, and it’s biodegradable.
There’s nothing that enhances the beauty of a home better than the presence of natural wood furniture. You can feel the difference when you walk into a room where the occupant has taken the time to select furniture made from oak, maple, cherry, or other hardwoods that are used to create long-lasting beautiful pieces for the living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom or office.
Reclaimed wood furniture is natural wood furniture that is manufactured from wood which has been used previously, not wood that has been cut from living forest lands. A good example of reclaimed wood is barn wood, often used in the making of rustic furniture. When barns are torn down the wood is often in relatively good shape. If it is treated properly and placed in the hands of master craftsmen like those working at Woodland Creek Furniture this wood can be turned into beautiful furniture.
Furniture made from reclaimed wood is the most environmentally friendly furniture you can buy. No new trees are cut down to make it and all of the materials used in its construction are biodegradable. Unlike the plastics that are used in the manufacture of the modern furniture you buy in retail stores, the wood used in reclaimed wood furniture breaks down over time to become once again part of the ecosystem that it came from.
The key to crafting good looking reclaimed wood furniture is to use woods that blend well together both color-wise and in the way that knots and lines show through. It takes a master craftsman with an eye for this type of detail to come up with the right mix of woods to make a piece of furniture. At Woodland Creek Furniture we also do custom design, so if you have a vision of your own you can relay it to our designers and they’ll build it for you.
Natural resources are not unlimited. There is plenty of reclaimed wood that can be used in the making of quality furniture for your home. It’s not necessary to cut down more trees to get those unique and wonderful pieces of contemporary and rustic furniture you want. On the contrary, you are more likely to find rare and beautiful in reclaimed wood furniture than in anything else.
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