The Junky's Notebook

A collected-looking living room with a newly built mid-century-style wood bookshelf, a sculpted wood bench, a vintage-pattern rug and a few ceramic pieces
How to Mix Vintage Style With New Furniture (Without the Junk)
Getting a collected, vintage-inspired look with new solid wood furniture: shapes, tones, textures and one-statement-piece rules. Read more...
A solid wood wine rack and bar shelf with bottles lying on their sides and stemware hanging below on a deep green painted wall in a farmhouse kitchen
Making a Home Wine Corner With a Solid Wood Rack
Wine rack placement, bottle storage, cellar-style temperature tips and styling a home bar shelf in solid wood. Read more...
A styled TV wall with a low solid wood console, floating wood shelves with plants and pottery, and a mounted TV in a bright farmhouse living room with pine walls
Styling a TV Wall With a Solid Wood Console and Shelves
Console width, TV height, wall units and shelf styling: how to make a TV wall look warm and collected instead of black-box bare. Read more...
A solid wood live-edge coffee table in a cozy farmhouse living room with a wood stove at a safe distance, a humidifier and frost on the window
Caring for Solid Wood Furniture Through a North Country Winter
Wood stoves, dry heated air and big seasonal humidity swings: how to keep solid wood furniture from drying or checking in a New Hampshire home. Read more...