Month: July 2015

Three Reasons to NOT Buy Teak Furniture

From time to time, Dapwood receives requests to build Teak (Tectona grandis) furniture. While Dapwood is always open to customer requests (because after all we proudly promote the fact that unlike most competitive brands, we craft furniture to customer’s individual specifications) we do not believe teak furniture to be an eco friendly, or quite frankly, a morally acceptable hardwood. Let us explain. 1. Teak is a tropical hardwood which comes from Southeast Asia. One third […]

Modern Furniture to Contemporary Furniture

We are often asked how to describe our hand crafted furniture. While the obvious answer is that we make Dapwood furniture, that does not really help others understand our style or our drive to make the best American made eco friendly furniture. Unfortunately, like most things there is no simple answer so we often are left to use terms like: Modern Furniture Contemporary Furniture Amish Furniture Arts and Crafts Furniture Craftsman Furniture Prairie Style Furniture Stickley […]

What is a Platform Bed

A platform bed is a bed frame that does NOT need the use of a traditional boxspring with a mattress on top. The mattress can lie directly on the supporting structure which is most often made of slats or for some manufacturers- plywood sheets. Better quality platform beds have regularly spaced slats that support the mattress but also allow air to circulate into the mattress and keep it dry and comfortable. The spacing between slats can […]