Archive for January, 2007

Outdoor Seating Pavilions, Pergolas, and Arbors Made from Logs

Monday, January 15th, 2007

rustic pergolaIf you’re a log home owner and you want to extend the rustic lifestyle to the backyard, you might consider a pergola, pavilion, arbor, or other garden structure made from logs.

The sheltered seating area shown here is one of several structures available from Romancing the Woods, a company that specializes in gazebos, railings, gates, benches, bridges, pergolas, etc. in rustic styles that might have been found in 19th-century European estate gardens or that fit into the popular Adirondack Great Camp style. The company builds with eastern red cedar and other tree species indigenous to the Catskill Mountains.

http://www.romancingthewoods.com

Teak Trunk Pub Table Looks Like a Piece of Nature

Monday, January 8th, 2007

teak bar tableLooking to add a table to your recreation room or bar area? Or maybe you need to add an eating place to an outdoor living space. If you like the look of wood, it doesn’t get any more woodsy than this “tree trunk” teak pub table. It has matching chairs that ought to make you feel like you’re sitting and sipping your wine in the great outdoors.

The table alone will cost you $711 from Barstools & Barstools. A chair is just over $400, or you can pick up a table-and-two-chair set for $1,521.

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Pinecone Paper Towel Holder Brings a Rustic Touch to the Kitchen

Monday, January 1st, 2007

paper towel rackIf you’ve decided to go with a rustic theme in the kitchen of your log home or log vacation get-away, then you might want to carry that through to the accessories. This wrought iron paper towel holder has a fun wilderness touch with its decorative pine cones. It’s available in an upright countertop version (shown) and a horizontal under-cabinet mounting version. Either one will cost you about $18 at Sticks & Stitches.

If you really like the pine cone theme (hey, there are worse things to sprinkle throughout the kitchen), you can match your other household accessories to this one. The company also sells wall hooks, napkin holders, bookends, key holders, curtain rods, and bathroom accessories, all with the pine cone theme.

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