Begin at the beginning, they say. And when speaking of the home, there is no better place to start than wood. It is foundational in our built environment. Buildings, furniture, objects, paper can all be reduced to wood. 

So many of us have memories of loudly upturning a bucket of wood blocks onto the living room carpet, learning scales on an upright piano, carving our initials into a tree in the yard, recoiling from a splinter as a result, or finding the perfect Y-shaped branch to make a slingshot. It’s no wonder that wood is so ingrained in our sense memories that it is a core element in the broadest of human experiences. 

Aspiring furniture makers, too, will likely begin with the wood that’s readily available from a local hardware store. They chip and whittle and saw and glue and sand their way to their masterpieces. Nary is there an interior designer or architect who doesn’t love wood. Transcending stylistic tastes and eras, wood furnishings, floors, walls, and details are ubiquitous in almost any home, making it both essential and specific to the design world. 

Adaptable and hardworking, the wood element’s personality is one of many facets: grounded and visionary, historical and lasting, hard and soft, but above all evergreen in relevance. 

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When it comes to keeping up with social media, the struggle is real (or should we say reel ). We’ve been working hard on taking control of our narrative, showing you a slice of our world, and honing our overall comedic timing over on our social media platform of choice: Instagram. In case you missed it, we’ll share some of our favorites here too.

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See more of our recent interiors projects in the press:

Tribeca Triplex on Open House TV

Williamsburg Townhouse in NY Magazine

Greenpoint Maisonette in Dwell

Hilltop Hideaway in Wallpaper*

2026 vibes exclude blind optimism and mushy missives.

2026 vibes include owning our foundational values and uncompromising aesthetics.

Please join me in gladly leaving 2025 in the rearview, and looking upon 2026 with steely determination.

-Jean Lin