Designing your restaurant is an exciting opportunity to showcase your aesthetic, your vision, and your values. The Early American period, from 1640 to 1700, was the first time a decorating style and distinctive furniture appeared in the Americas that did not focus only on the practicality of the design, and that benchmark in design history is what allows you to take as many liberties as you like with your...

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Design trends come and go and come back again decades later with a determined popularity. Wood paneling and siding is one of those trends that was a hit with designers about 50 years ago and faded out in favor of more modern techniques. Not to be outdone by more advanced trends, wood siding is back but with a slight twist. Reclaimed wood siding utilizes the same basic concept of the...

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Designing your restaurant is the perfect opportunity to showcase your aesthetic, your vision, and your values. The Early American period, from 1640 to 1700, was the first time a decorating style appeared in the Americas that did not focus solely on the practicality of the design. That benchmark in design history is primarily what allows you to take as many liberties as you like with your restaurant design. Of course,...

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When you’re designing and decorating your restaurant, you’ll naturally gravitate towards one design style or another. A popular style for restaurants and bars is rustic -- it makes guests immediately feel comfortable and gives your restaurant a homey feel. If you’re considering committing to a rustic design for your restaurant, first read up on what exactly that entails and how reclaimed wood can help you on your journey there. What...

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What do you think of when you hear the phrase wood paneling? If it’s a dark den or a basement room that would have been all the rage during the heyday of the Brady Bunch, toss that image aside! While wood paneling made of cherry, oak, and beech was a stylish choice for rec rooms designed between 1960 and 1976, that darker look would not fly with top designs...

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Reclaimed wood is incredibly popular right now, in both residential and commercial settings. Not only does it look great, but it also offers some amazing benefits too. Some of the Amazing Benefits of Reclaimed Wood Reclaimed wood is high-quality "upcycled" wood that has been taken from old barns, factories, retired ships, wine casks, warehouses, stock farms, and more. At some point, structures constructed from virgin wood, or old growth lumber, are...

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