The Antique Look of Barnwood and Recycled Wood Furniture
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.
Uncategorized | wood_furniture March 2, 2010
