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Asian Influence

Tips for Crafting Commercial Furniture

  If you’re an entrepreneur living your life’s passion, you’re probably living this wry observation from Pablo Picasso: “It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.” A large part of...

T.Y. Fine Furniture: Commitment to Organic and Sustainable Extends to Very Own Farmers Market

In 2012 the owner of T.Y. Fine Furniture, Tarik Yousef,  purchased an historic 13,000 square foot building in downtown Merion Village, Columbus Ohio.  After two years of renovat...

T.Y. Fine Furniture: Enso Collection

Our furniture collections reflect the versatile and eclectic tastes of master woodworker, Tarik Yousef. Modern Mid-Century, Japanese Edo period, Mission/Shaker influences and original contempor...

The Basic Functions of a Mattress – Overview

This is a great article from the folks at www.themattressunderground.com.  I’ve shortened the article; you can read the full version here. A mattress, in its simplest form, is a sleeping system ...

Organic Mattresses: What to Look For

  Pictured is the Naturepedic EOS Organic Mattress   I ran across this article and it has such incredible information I decided to make it today's post.  This is an interview conducted by the ...

Fathers of American Furniture Making (Part 2)

  “The work is not about me, it’s about the tree, it’s about nature” –George Nakashima   Today’s blog is the second in my series focusing on the master furniture builders: Sam Maloof, George N...