Wednesday 19 October 2011

Meet the Unique Barnwood Funiture

By Zach Micheals


If you are not an interior decorator or in the furniture business, you probably don't know what barnwood furniture is. Even spell check doesn't recognize the word. Let's find out the basics of barnwood furniture and learn how to recognize it when we see it. Barnwood furniture is a completely unique and original furniture concept that has been making a comeback in recent years. The environmentally friendly movement is getting stronger and is affecting more and more industries. Old and broken down farms, barns and homes have pieces of antique wood everywhere, from barn doors, to shingles, to old cupboards. The old, spare wood is collected and repurposed by talented craftsmen. Barnwood furniture is used by many environmentalists.

This is a type of furniture made from scrap wood that has been given new life, and reassembled into a different piece. Like log furniture the woods used for barnwood furniture is highly durable and rough. Its high durability allows it to be placed both indoors and out. The Midwest prefers cowboy and ranch inspired dcor so barnwood furniture is popular there. Some are more elaborately decorated than others. Some use cut logs or oddly-shaped tree twigs for their own version of barnwood furniture.

Furniture designers and artists like this type of furniture because the varying shapes of the wood itself provide a challenge and unlimited inspiration for their furniture or artwork. There is a wide output for this type of furniture, from small knick knacks to large sculptures and beautiful furniture. Almost all barnwood furniture is unique in itself.

With the wide variety of unique barnwood furniture, choosing a piece will come down to the homeowners' preferences. You can choose to furnish and decorate the whole house with barnwood furniture and get a rustic look or just a few select pieces of quality furniture for a small taste of the woods at home.

Taking care of this type of furniture will keep it looking good and appreciate in value over time. Even though the style of the furniture is contemporary, most of the wood in it is antique. Because of this a finely made piece of barnwood furniture becomes an heirloom piece through the years.




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