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The unit can be configured to allow room for meal preparation around a built-in kitchen.
The unit can be configured to allow room for meal preparation around a built-in kitchen.
A drop-down countertop conceals dishware and other kitchen belongings.
A drop-down countertop conceals dishware and other kitchen belongings.
Three deceptively simple shelves made of particleboard are the house's main structural elements. By pushing any one of the units, the resident can easily reposition it; they slide left or right with a simple track system.
Three deceptively simple shelves made of particleboard are the house's main structural elements. By pushing any one of the units, the resident can easily reposition it; they slide left or right with a simple track system.
The house allows space for entertaining as well, and can comfortably seat a few guests in a roughly 160-square-foot sitting area. The resident, a designer, can host clients in this area.
The house allows space for entertaining as well, and can comfortably seat a few guests in a roughly 160-square-foot sitting area. The resident, a designer, can host clients in this area.
Sliding walls can be pulled shut when privacy is desired.
Sliding walls can be pulled shut when privacy is desired.
Inspired by industrial midcentury style and industrial Pop art, architect Janet Bloomberg very bravely set candy-colored cabinets against particleboard walls to create a wonderfully dramatic kitchen.
Inspired by industrial midcentury style and industrial Pop art, architect Janet Bloomberg very bravely set candy-colored cabinets against particleboard walls to create a wonderfully dramatic kitchen.
Next to the kitchen, Eames and Jacobsen chairs welcome dinner guests to the dining-room table. The back wall is covered in particleboard panels.
Next to the kitchen, Eames and Jacobsen chairs welcome dinner guests to the dining-room table. The back wall is covered in particleboard panels.
Along one wall of the master bedroom White used Columbia Forest Product’s EcoColors panels (an FSC-certified particleboard) to create sliding closet doors.
Along one wall of the master bedroom White used Columbia Forest Product’s EcoColors panels (an FSC-certified particleboard) to create sliding closet doors.
Mixing materials and finishings can add visual and tactile variety to your kitchen. Architect Janet Bloomberg combined a dark concrete counter with candy-colored kitchen cabinets and particleboard walls to create a cool mid-century style look.
Mixing materials and finishings can add visual and tactile variety to your kitchen. Architect Janet Bloomberg combined a dark concrete counter with candy-colored kitchen cabinets and particleboard walls to create a cool mid-century style look.
Wooden beams and walls, and unfinished particle-board flooring gives the interiors a warm, rustic look.
Wooden beams and walls, and unfinished particle-board flooring gives the interiors a warm, rustic look.
Frame Game Skip plywood or particleboard and look for a hardwood frame with eight-way hand-tied springs (all the springs are tied together, more evenly distributing the weight of the sitter). Atwood sofa by Gus*Modern, $1,999.
Frame Game Skip plywood or particleboard and look for a hardwood frame with eight-way hand-tied springs (all the springs are tied together, more evenly distributing the weight of the sitter). Atwood sofa by Gus*Modern, $1,999.
"But…I’m a woodworker, and the Swag desk is made from plastic, laminate, steel, and veneered particleboard or plywood. Those are not my materials of choice. The Swag desk references many Shaker writing desks with their small footprints and its use of cubbies in the back of the desk to organize paper, books, and writing supplies."
"But…I’m a woodworker, and the Swag desk is made from plastic, laminate, steel, and veneered particleboard or plywood. Those are not my materials of choice. The Swag desk references many Shaker writing desks with their small footprints and its use of cubbies in the back of the desk to organize paper, books, and writing supplies."
Swede Motion With no Ikea in Hawaii, the Gambys took advantage of a trip to Los Angeles during construction to pick up their kitchen cabinets—simple models made of glass, plywood, and particleboard. They shipped the cabinets to the island and, à la all things Ikea, put them together onsite, situating them high above the counter. ikea.com
Swede Motion With no Ikea in Hawaii, the Gambys took advantage of a trip to Los Angeles during construction to pick up their kitchen cabinets—simple models made of glass, plywood, and particleboard. They shipped the cabinets to the island and, à la all things Ikea, put them together onsite, situating them high above the counter. ikea.com
Flùr is a minimalist design created by Toronto-based designers MSDS Studio. Flùr uses readily available sheet materials, linoleum and particle board, to form a soft and neutral backdrop for seasonal flower arrangements and ceramic wares. The pliable properties of linseed oil linoleum are manipulated to form an inviting landscape within the existing envelope, while particleboard is applied in a refined manner to express its visual tactility.
Flùr is a minimalist design created by Toronto-based designers MSDS Studio. Flùr uses readily available sheet materials, linoleum and particle board, to form a soft and neutral backdrop for seasonal flower arrangements and ceramic wares. The pliable properties of linseed oil linoleum are manipulated to form an inviting landscape within the existing envelope, while particleboard is applied in a refined manner to express its visual tactility.