Stained plywood

After much deliberation, I decided to clad my garden studio in ply sheets and some cedar as an added feature. I will cut the ply sheets so they have a...

A wash will add color without sacrificing the visual interest of the wood's texture; all you need to do is dilute paint with water. Start by adding one part water to two parts paint, and test the wash on a wooden swatch before working directly on your surface. If you want to see more wood grain, continue to add water. You'll notice that as the wash gets lighter, the tone of the wood's original color comes through. We took Martha Stewart Vintage Décor paints through three dilution stages to…

Completed in 2011 in Melbourne, Australia. Images by Earl Carter . This house is for an artist and his musician wife and their three young children. The site is in inner suburban Melbourne approximately 4 km from the...

A pair of gabled buildings clad in corrugated aluminium make up this house Linköping, Sweden, designed by Björn Förstberg for his mother

Plywood is about the most popular wood product on the market. The various grades and types of plywood available make it possible for woodworkers to do just about any project they want, strictly from plywood. When used in conjunction with solid hardwood boards, there’s almost nothing that can’t be built. The problem with many plywood ... Read more

Green stained kitchen by Jetsam Made

birch plywood cabinets paired with concrete floors. Different stain? Storage Room, Cabinet Storage Type, and Shelves Storage Type Streamlined birch plywood cabinetry and a maple butcher-block counter forms the kitchenette, which isn’t intended for extensive meal prep. The building is a blend of "a bedroom and camping," says Shaw, which means much of the cooking and cleaning happens outside.

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