"Recycle" seems to get all the glory in the reduce, reuse, recycle hierarchy. Who doesn't love a story about plastic bottles being turned into baby blankets or a rug woven from bicycle tires? But ...

The Erlin Trader, a longtime Clyde business selling antiques, oak and Amish-built furniture, plus bits of this 'n that, will soon be closing. It is in the former Clyde Armory, a historic brick ...

Auctioneers on a routine house inspection have uncovered a treasure trove of valuable antique items hailing from the 17th century. The house was so filled with period furniture that the staff from ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Of the dozens of items of second-hand furniture I have bought over the past few years, none has delivered ...

Dean Grimshaw likes antique oak shaving stands. Funny thing, though — he hasn’t shaved in 50 years. “I had 28 at one time,” says Dean, who sports a lush white beard. He and his son, Mark Grimshaw, own ...

“Industrial chic” describes a look that blends utilitarian design and vintage materials for irresistible urban design. Aged woods, worn textures and metals with rich patinas are essential to this ...

Your oak furniture has perhaps overstayed its welcome – your dog gnawed on the corners, the legs are wobbling/shaking side to side, and the wood surface looks “ruined”. You could give the pieces to ...