History of Desks While the standing desk is a recent phenomenon, desks and work surfaces have been utilized by humans for centuries. The earliest written history of the desk can be traced back to Medieval times in which illustrations show the first desks being used for reading and writing. During the Renaissance, desks became slimmer and the use of drawers became more prolific. In the 1850’s we became familiar with the first change in desk

Short on space but don’t want to sacrifice style for utility? Or need a multi-purpose room to double as a guest bedroom and office? Dapwood’s eco friendly daybeds offer the perfect solution. Not exactly sure what a daybed is, daybeds are typically three (sometimes two) sided frames so that throw pillows can be added to make it like a sofa during the day and used as a bed at night. Most daybeds use twin size

When I was growing up, I was an active little boy spending my days exploring the world and playing Cowboys and Indians. When I became exhausted from the day’s adventures I would stagger into my twin bed but I always yearned for a bunk bed! I don’t know if it was the ladder or the elevated height to hover over my little brother but a bunk bed was the pinnacle of kid sleeping. To this

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

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

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. Example of a platform bed frame with slat set that supports the mattress. Shown with premium solid poplar hardwood. Better quality platform beds have regularly spaced slats that support the mattress but

We are all becoming increasingly reliant on digital devices- cell phones, Bluetooth devices, tablet notebooks and laptops. Our homes and work environments are packed with modems, routers, cable, television, electric wiring, microwave ovens, surveillance systems, low voltage lighting and baby monitors. Outside our homes and office are transformers, cell towers and high voltage power lines. Even our cars are equipped with GPS, Wi-Fi and digital monitoring devices. These everyday wireless technologies and electricity generate Electromagnetic

Like the proverbial postal carrier- wind, rain, sleet and hail couldn’t keep us from helping clean up the Rio Grande river and bosque. The weather in the Land of Enchantment for the month of May has been unusually wet and this weekend the trend continued. That didn’t stop more than 100 volunteers and officials from the City of Albuquerque Open Space from having a great morning.   Some Dapwood helpers getting fueled up for the

On average, Americans spend one third of their lives in bed – sleeping, or at least trying to! While much has been written about making the third of our day spent working more productive, interesting and rewarding; and much has been said about improving mealtimes with food that is more nutritious, more satisfying, and more interesting; little attention has been given to how we can make our sleep time more rejuvenating! Now, get ready for

CBS 60 Minutes aired a segment this past Sunday evening (March 1, 2015) (www.cbs.com/all-access) alleging that much of the laminate flooring made in China for Lumber Liquidators, contains high levels of formaldehyde- a known human carcinogen. In some cases, formaldehyde levels tested at 20X the level approved by the California Air Resource Board, commonly known as CARB2. The toxicity of laminated flooring is just the latest item sold en mass to US customers that may