Clik here to view.
Hell No, We Won’t Mow
7 Ways You Can Help Save Monarch Butterflies From Extinction Frequent flyers on this blog are well schooled on the plight of the beautiful monarch butterfly. Over the last couple decades the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Metamorphosis of a Vermont Furniture Showroom
With our Save the Monarchs tour coming up next week, we decided to dress this Vermont furniture showroom up for the occasion. Ken and Kyle built a beautiful maple end table and brought it over to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2016 Monarch Butterfly Tour: A Trip Report
Monarch Habitat Restoration in the USA, Mexico & Canada Last week Mexican monarch butterfly conservationist, Jose Luis Alvarez & Canadian entrepreneur, Francois Simard joined Megan & me...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Southeastern Vermont’s Favorite Architect & Interior Designer
Southeastern Vermont Interior Designers We often have customers visiting our Vermont furniture store when they’re in the early stages of planning a second home in the Green Mountain State. Many are...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why Buy Sustainable Furniture?
What are the most important things you’re looking for when you buy new furniture? I’m going to guess: style, quality and price. But if you’ve landed on this green blog, you must be looking for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Monarchs & the Milkweed Symposium
The 1st International Symposium on Milkweed Last Friday I traveled to Becancour, Quebec with our friend Jose Luis Alvarez for the 1st International Symposium on American Silk (aka milkweed). The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
International Day of Forests, 2017
Celebrate by Planting a Tree Every year the United Nations proclaims March 21 the International Day of Forests. As wood furniture makers, we’ve always been focused on forest conservation so today is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lights Out Tonight – It’s Earth Hour 2017
When World Wildlife Fund‘s WWF Earth Hour project started in 2007 we were a fledgling startup company. But I was excited about the project because we were looking for comradery as a small business...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Which Hardwood for Your Bedroom Furniture?
So Many Choices! Walnut, cherry, maple, oak, birch, ash, poplar, rubberwood, mango wood, mahogany, eucalyptus, Brazilian cherry, teak. These are just a few of the woods you’ll find when shopping for...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Celebrate Spring at Stonehurst
Sunshine, warm weather, birds singing, more daylight, picnic lunches… what’s not to celebrate during Spring! So if you’re coming up to shop for furniture, bring your boots and build in a little extra...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Easter, Happy Passover, Happy Spring!
From all of us at Vermont Woods Studios, we wish you and yours a happy relaxing day, whether you celebrate Easter, Passover, another holiday or just the end of winter. We will be closed today so our...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It’s Earth Day!
The Lazy Person’s Guide to Saving the Planet My best friend just told me she’s too lazy to do anything for Earth Day. What??? That’s not gonna work. Even the laziest of us have to do SOMETHING to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ReBuild Your Nest
April Showers Bring May Flowers and Blossoming Deals! Spring is a magical time of year. Everything gets lighter, brighter and warmer. The days start to last longer and the nights don’t feel as cold....
View ArticleClik here to view.
A Mother’s Day Gift Guide for Vermont Lovers
What Are You Getting Mom? Whether you’re a mom, dad, brother, sister, aunt or great uncle twice removed, you’ll probably need to get a Mother’s Day gift or two. If your honorees are devoted to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Get Dirty
Green Up Day in Vermont Every year over 22,000 volunteers from all across Vermont get together on Green Up Day to pick up litter from our parks, roadsides, beaches and other public spaces. It’s a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Spotlight on Shaker
Shaker Furniture from Our Friends at Vermont Furniture Designs Who’s been making incredible Shaker style furniture in Vermont for almost 50 years? It’s the talented craftsmen and women at Vermont...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Happy Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day Happy Mother’s Day to all our favorite moms: our fabulous customers, our wonderful team members (Rebecca and Michelle), our incredible craftswomen, our inspiring consultant (Judy)...
View ArticleClik here to view.
May is ‘Garden For Wildlife’ Month
Plant a Garden For Wildlife May is National Wildlife Federation’s Garden for Wildlife month. Since 1973, the program has been showing people how to turn their own small piece of the Earth into...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Boston Home: We’ve Got That Look
We’re reaching out to thank Alexandra Hall of Boston Magazine today for including us in her Spring 2017 article, A Wellesley Home Showcases Her Favorite Things. The article features interior designer...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Copeland Essentials Are Modern, Minimalist & On Sale
Modern, Minimalist Style & Sustainable Design Copeland’s mid century modern Essentials Collection is a true testament to their pursuit of environment excellence and sustainability. The design...
View Article