Building with reclaimed wood is a green building practice that reuses old wood recovered from a variety of sources. It is usually taken from existing structures like old barns or homes in the process ...

The vast majority of lumber from demolished buildings is destroyed, contributing to the 15 million tons of wood that are landfilled or incinerated each year. But to Room & Board, this material is a ...

Nathan Brown, the founder, and his sister Liz Brown, senior sales executive, by some of their wood at Old World Timber, 1195 Versailles Road in Lexington. Charles Bertram cbertram@herald-leader.com ...

Homeowners are finding creative, low-cost ways to give kitchen appliances a custom look by pairing reclaimed materials with decorative upgrades. Step-by-step guides explain how to source reclaimed ...

Viridian Reclaimed Wood announced the introduction of Zigzag, a new line of affordable reclaimed wood paneling derived from shipping crates, according to Viridian co-owner Joe Mitchoff. Zigzag ...

“I love the smell of wood. The feel of wood. I love everything about wood,” Jerry McCall says. “But I’ve always been a bit upset about how wasteful it can be.” The master woodworker has spent the last ...

Reclaimed wood is expensive. Think about it: Companies are delicately salvaging a part of old buildings in a way that doesn’t destroy any of the wood, and this takes time. A lot of time. And then ...

Using reclaimed wood in home decor is very popular, whether repurposed from an old farm in Nevada or from a new fire cooling in California. “The wood we find has a distinct quality and history that ...

Reclaimed wood can give a vintage feel and can be good for the enviroment, too. Credit: Pixabay As environmentally positive construction becomes more popular, more homeowners are considering how to ...