A Letter from our Customer Like many wives, I have suffered through untold nights with poor sleep due to my husband’s snoring (I admit, my spring allergies have caused me to snore too in recent years). After investigating CPAP therapy and numerous “better sleep” websites, a friend recommended that I look into “incline sleep”. Various sites on this subject agreed that inclining our frame with a 5% slope would in their research help improve and

Every year about this time, home fashion magazines unveil for their readers what they see as dominant trends in the industry. So it’s no surprise that this year, publications such as Martha Stewart Living (January 21, 2019 issue, These Decor Trends will be Big in 2019) tell us that ” American Made” , “Natural Materials” , ” Handmade” and “Custom Furniture” are predicted to be among the leading trends in home decor. While an extension

Let’s be honest. Trying to live a healthy, clean life is not easy. We are under constant pressure to buy this and consume that. Fast food is everywhere. Highly processed foods are cheap and toothsome. Sugary drinks are offered in our schools and office buildings. It is hard to put up defenses and make a concerted effort to put the healthiest foods in our bodies. [Don’t get me wrong, I am not a 100% kind

Words are unable to describe the feelings that bellow up when viewing photos and videos of the destruction caused by Hurricane Harvey. Our thoughts go out to those people who have lost so much. While we try to get in contact with our resellers in the areas affected by the storm, we want to put notice out there that anyone affected by the storm- please contact us. We would like to help if we can

Dapwood Furniture has been a proud member of the B Corporation community for over 5 years. Our goal is to foster and promote a higher standard of business practices and accountability. One of the more rewarding aspects of B Corp membership is that we are linked with like-minded businesses not only throughout the States but around the world. Like the 1970’s Coca Cola jingle “I’d like to teach the world to sing”, B Corp members

Long known as “The Land of Enchantment”, New Mexico embodies a blend of tradition, culture, art, history and dramatic landscapes that defines New Mexico as uniquely different among the fifty states that make up our great country. Recent efforts by New Mexico’s tourism department to promote this unique environment to the world has resulted with the successful “New Mexico True” campaign. Companies who produce 100% of their quality products in New Mexico can apply to

While cities around the globe grapple with ways to reduce waste through the promotion of recycling, Dapwood Furniture is proud to say that as a long-time certified B-Corporation and members of Green America, the Sustainable Furnishing Council, and the New Mexico Green Chamber of Commerce, we have all along been actively engaged in improving our community and planet through an aggressive recycling program. Recycling must be more than an advertising slogan and/or public relation campaign,

As a retiring Baby Boomer, I am increasingly frustrated by the accelerated obsolescence for various products we purchase. I remember the days when you could bring a television or small appliance to a local Mom & Pop repair shop. It was cost-effective, fast and didn’t generate waste. However, over time, small repair shops began to be replaced with national repair service in which you had to send product in for repair. It wasn’t as fast

No sooner than The Lumber Liquidators scandal of selling flooring with unsafe levels of formaldehyde is out of the news [CBS News, 60 Minutes March 1, 2015 ], do we hear that the very same Lumber Liquidators admits to the illegal importation (and false statements pertaining to) of wood from forests which are home to endangered species. On February 2, 2016, Bloomberg News reports that Lumber Liquidators has agreed to pay $13.15 million in fines

One of the more frequently asked questions we receive at Dapwood is “whether or not to get unfinished furniture” or “what are the advantages of having hand-rubbed linseed oil finish applied.” Finished vs. Unfinished Furniture Just to be clear- unfinished furniture is simply bare wood that has been sanded smooth. No finish has been applied. Our advise is simple, if you have extreme chemical sensitivities then it is probably best to order the platform bed