Just Another Green Concept in Design

I was surfing around online, looking for some kind of art show or event to attend this weekend and stumbled upon this company! And with all the buzz about how design companies are consciously becoming more green, I could not pass up the opportunity to share this company with you!

RESTORATION TIMBER

"Restoration Timber provides reclaimed wood with an unmatched beauty to professionals like you. With an unparalleled level of service. Our wood: quality and uniquenessWe warehouse an inventory of gorgeous recovered woods that have aged naturally for a century or more. They come from sources like old barns, abandoned schools and mills, warehouses and factories that fell into disrepair.They also come with a history, and they invite your clients to bring their own stories and create a new heritage together.Naturally weathered by a century or more of use, our woods are rich in grain, beautiful in color, and rock solid with age. As first or second growth timber, now unavailable for environmental reasons, our wood provides a strength, stability, integrity and beauty unavailable in fast-grown new wood."


And to give you a little more insight on their environmental impact here is what they say,



"As responsible citizens, we need to do what we can to protect our environment. Using reclaimed timber is a contribution we can make today.Aficionados of great wood know that the best quality of timber comes from old growth trees. Left to age naturally, these antique woods are rich in grain and color, with a structural integrity and beauty often lacking in wood from young fast growth trees.But old growth timber typically comes from ancient forests, an endangered and precious resource. Using reclaimed timber helps to maintain and preserve our forests, especially old growth forests.Also, unsustainable forest management causes massive soil erosion and loss of biodiversity. This hurts the economic future of communities around the world. Markets for new timber strain our forests, but using reclaimed wood offers compelling social and economic benefits."