Perhaps your home’s décor defies conventional classification. Maybe one room is more rustic, and another fairly formal. You might say each room has its own personality or that you change it up a bit, depending on what’s in vogue or what you’re in the mood for at the moment. Whether you tend to change up […]
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Multitasking Pieces: Kids Beds with Many Benefits
In our previous post about Study Loft Beds, we hinted at the amazing — you might even say “magical” — multitasking abilities of the Maxtrix® Furniture System, which utilizes remarkable forward thinking in allowing the very same bed to convert from a Day Bed to a Low Loft Bed with Slide, then a Staircase Bunk […]
Multitasking Pieces: Kids Beds with Study Space
When it comes to multi-tasking, the Study Loft is, perhaps, the ultimate example. While the bed is arguably the most significant piece of furniture in your child’s bedroom (hence the name), a desk is, perhaps, its ideal counterpart. Study lofts allow you to maximize space while allowing for the visual stillness your child needs for […]
Multitasking Pieces: Kids Beds with Storage
Desks with Hutches aren’t the only furniture pieces that can multi-task. When it comes to beds, Lofts and Bunk Beds are popular space-saving options, but don’t think you have to go up in order to maximize a bed’s usefulness! Seaview Bookcase Bed The Seaview Bookcase Bed comes in either Twin or Full size and includes […]
Multitasking Pieces: Kids Desks with Hutches
For people, multi-tasking can actually be counter-productive: Basically, when we attempt to accomplish more than one task at a time, we’re not truly focusing well on anything. However, when it comes to quality furniture, multi-tasking pieces can save you space and money, without sacrificing anything. Shelving can be a simple way to add storage and […]
Premium Millwork Services: The Icing on the Cake, Part 3
In addition to understanding the basic steps required for running millwork and the need for value engineering in designing millwork, achieving premium millwork requires quality cuts from a truly top-notch millwork operation. No matter how top-grade your lumber is, it can be absolutely ruined if the cutting isn’t pristine. Because of the highly visible nature […]
Premium Millwork Services: The Icing on the Cake, Part 2
The current trend toward designs featuring natural wood instead of engineered and composite materials is leading to more and more millwork jobs. While this is sounds like great news, there is a downside: Decades of a tendency toward manufactured building materials has led to a lack of understanding about the nature of wood. As a […]
Premium Millwork Services: The Icing on the Cake, Part 1
Whether you’re a builder, a designer, or simply an observant person, you know that great moulding can help a project look complete and add just the right finishing touch to a room. On the flip side, though, poorly designed or executed millwork can detract from an otherwise stunning design. Here at J. Gibson McIlvain, we […]
How Can You Promote Forestry Health?
Whether you’re a boat builder, furniture maker, professional builder, or weekend woodworker, you can buy wood without feelings of guilt or fear over whether you’re hurting the environment and contributing to a waning supply. Hopefully, we can help arm you with knowledge about how the lumber and forestry industries interact and how you’re actually helping […]
Clothing Organization Tips for Your Child’s Room
When it comes to kids’ clothes, there are a few keys to keeping them from stealing your sanity — and taking over your child’s bedroom. Of course, some of the same principles can apply to adult clothing, but when you’re dealing with half-sized items and little people, you have to be a little more strategic […]
Should You Let Your Kids Choose Their Own Bedroom Furniture?
Providing kids with options is a tricky thing. On one hand, we want them to grow toward wise decision making, and as parents, we won’t be able to do that if we don’t give them an increasing number of opportunities to make their own decisions. On the other hand, though, we’re the adults and are […]
‘Tis the Season for House Fires
Each year, an average of 372,900 residential fires result in significant amounts of damage: • $7 billion in property losses • 13,125 injuries • 2,530 deaths The U.S. Fire Administration reported that in 2013, nearly half of all residential fires were caused by cooking. The next two leading causes of house fires were related to […]
Old World Design and Premium Hardwood Floors
Impressive. Comfortable. Welcoming. Who wouldn’t want their home to be described with such words? With a perfect balance of rich textures, colors, patterns, and finishes, the Old World style offers the elegance of a centuries-old European estate with the comfort level that comes from well-worn, warm details. Even if the exterior of your home seems […]
Thanksgiving Survival Pack, School-Aged Edition
Depending on the ages of your kids and the household hosting Thanksgiving dinner, the event can be a little less than exciting for some kids. So why not plan ahead and pack a few activities to keep them busy — and even encourage cross-generational interaction? If they become engaged in an intense game of Uno […]
Crunching Lumber Numbers, Part 2
Now that you understand a bit of the history (or at least our theory) behind the numbers swimming around on your lumber order (see Part 1), we hope you feel empowered to place your lumber order with confidence and understand exactly what you’re getting. If it’s described in terms of quarters, then what you’re getting […]