Coconut palm wood, which is abundant in defunct coconut plantations in Southeast Asia and even in working plantations that need to have senile palms culled, has a stippled patterning and coloring as ...

FARGO - Forget about a zebra-patterned pillow. The latest way to bring an exotic look into home décor is through wood. Showplace Kitchens in south Fargo recently started carrying cabinetry made from ...

When choosing a bamboo variety, make sure you've chosen a variety suited to Kansas' landscape. Bamboo adds an exotic look to the landscape that is unrivaled, but most species are poor choices for the ...

When Fred Hornaday first opened San Luis Obispo’s Bambu Batu, using bamboo for anything other than a backyard hedge seemed exotic. Now, six years later, bamboo sheets, towels, clothing and home décor ...

YANGON, MYANMAR -Access to lumber from teak, acacia, bamboo, ironwood and michelia champaca could improve as Myanmar rejoins the world community. The wood species are growing in the dense Burmese ...

Bamboo is not wood, but a grass with no woody material in its stem. But we are seeing more and more use of this grass in cabinets and as a wood substitute. And I have seen some pretty good-looking ...

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