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Wood furniture exhibit at Wexler Gallery (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

Matthias Pliessnig's wooden furniture exhibit at Wexler tells all. The solo display, his first, offers insight into how building and sailing his own 35-pound boat on a Wisconsin lake in the summer of 2006 directly inspired his innovative furniture-making.

Uganda: Furniture Makers Seek Loans (AllAfrica.com)

The highway to Nsambya, a Kampala surbub is famed for its road side furniture outlets but makers of rustic furniture say lack of capital has hampered the growth of their business.

Air board rules lift furniture costs (BizJournals)

A SierraPine mill in Rocklin is one of 55 composite wood products manufacturers that meet state Air Resources Board restrictions on formaldehyde, the air board said this week.

Purple accents, bold prints and gray wood are some of the buzz-worthy trends in fall home decor (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)

Ready to make some changes in your home decor? Consider these five hot trends for fall ’08. Gray wood Gray has taken a starring role in interior design lately, becoming the go-to shade for paint, upholstery, wall treatments and flooring. Now it’s appearing on wood finishes. "We see gray as the new neutral," says Kate Mulhearn, a spokeswoman for West Elm. "It’s crisp, clean and elegant, and ...

Heat costs rising, shortage of wood pellets ongoing (The Bradford Era)

The costs of keeping one’s house warm are heating up to nearly unbearable levels, and home owners are sprinting to find alternative sources due to a shortage of wood pellets.