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Collection by Kate Gregory

A Look at Wood Designs in the Modern Home

See how our favorite wood designs enhance their spaces.

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Kiehl’s mentor, Horst Beier, built a ladder from the living room to the guest-bedroom loft.
Kiehl’s mentor, Horst Beier, built a ladder from the living room to the guest-bedroom loft.
In this neoclassical home in Oslo, a reclaimed Indonesian hardwood slab from Buka Design + Hardwoods is the de facto coffee table.
In this neoclassical home in Oslo, a reclaimed Indonesian hardwood slab from Buka Design + Hardwoods is the de facto coffee table.
Inside the front door, coats hang from aluminum Bjärnum hooks by Ikea above a vintage Lane coffee table, which Magill bought from a coworker, and beneath a photograph by Beth Mercer.
Inside the front door, coats hang from aluminum Bjärnum hooks by Ikea above a vintage Lane coffee table, which Magill bought from a coworker, and beneath a photograph by Beth Mercer.
Wardle’s firm also designed the dining table, where up to ten guests can gaze out at the Southern Ocean. The solid-oak Hiroshima chairs are designed by Maruni.
Wardle’s firm also designed the dining table, where up to ten guests can gaze out at the Southern Ocean. The solid-oak Hiroshima chairs are designed by Maruni.
Architect Dan Rockhill tackled a tight budget and a steep slope to build a modern Midwest haven for a family in Lawrence, Kansas, who had just $214,000 to spend on design and construction. His biggest flourish was a slatted exterior screen of Cumaru wood that shields the inexpensive metal siding.
Architect Dan Rockhill tackled a tight budget and a steep slope to build a modern Midwest haven for a family in Lawrence, Kansas, who had just $214,000 to spend on design and construction. His biggest flourish was a slatted exterior screen of Cumaru wood that shields the inexpensive metal siding.