Mahogany
This prized hardwood makes beautiful kitchen cabinetry, eye-catching woodwork, and long-lasting furniture. Choose a stain color that enhances the beauty of mahogany’s grain pattern.
Bath Makeover Tour: Master Bath with a Luxury Hotel Spa Feel
A well-traveled homeowner infuses her cramped bathroom with Spanish elegance and relaxing touches.
"… this homeowner opened up her formerly cramped bathroom and redressed it in a relaxing spa style. Granite countertops and dark mahogany and maple woodwork capture a luxe elegance that fits right into the family's 1929 Colonial Revival home in Des Moines, Iowa …"
Articles
Choosing Lumber for Your Built-in
… mimic cherry or walnut. Cherry: Hard, strong, and beautiful. Philippine mahogany : Imported and hard to find but easy to work and stain to imitate real mahogany . Hardwood trees are not as abundant as softwood trees in North America, so …
… all the hardwoods, cherry, maple, mahogany , oak, teak, and walnut are prized … well and is often stained to resemble mahogany , walnut, or cherry. Hard to work with … strong but rare. Used mostly in inlays. Mahogany : Reddish-brown to red. Good resistance …
… oak, country pine, or high-style mahogany , the beauty of the wood deserves a background … not really what color goes with oak or mahogany , but rather, what color will best enhance … simulate: Maple, cherry, walnut, mahogany , ebony, oak, and fruitwood are the …
Videos
Holiday Decorating in an Historic Home
Designers from Better Homes and Gardens and Traditional Home magazines decorated Washington, D.C.'s Blair House for the holidays.
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Learn about cabinetry color options, and find the perfect look for your kitchen.
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Glamorous, soft, and still family-friendly. See the dramatic transformation in Stephen’s living room makeover.
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Slide Shows
… Victorian-style soaking tub are framed in mahogany with mullions and panels of blond bird … addition to this cottage-style bath. Mahogany cabinetry with custom detailing blends … eucalyptus veneer and sapele, or African mahogany . The sleek curves and classic charm …
Baths with Stylish Color Combinations
… Note that furniture pieces have a dark mahogany or black finish. Dark accents any color … yellow-green walls, a concrete sink on mahogany legs, and stylized lighting. This is essentially a one-color scheme, but the mahogany adds a reddish accent that complements …
Mixing Woods and Finishes in the Kitchen
… finished in olive green with gold-leaf trim. Furniture-look mahogany cabinets and rock-hard marble countertops mix with stainless … the breakfast bar from the busier parts of the kitchen. A mahogany top with elegantly beveled edge offers seating for in-kitchen …
Home Design Ideas: Distinctive Ceilings
… which give the illusion of more space. White beaded board and mahogany beams emphasize the gracious curves of this ceiling and complement … line of crown molding continues beneath the peaked gable. Mahogany paneling and a dramatic coffered ceiling placed lower than …
Luxury Home Tour: Tudor Home with Modern Updates
… traditional feel, with a stately coffered ceiling and handsome mahogany gleaming at every turn. The residential designer trimmed the … includes the breakfast area and kitchen. The sophisticated mahogany woodwork adds a touch of formality to the casual open layout …
Before & After Entryway Designs
… front door and accentuates a new, approachable entrance. The mahogany front door and the arched, beveled-glass transom were custom … front door and accentuates a new, approachable entrance. The mahogany front door and the arched, beveled-glass transom were custom …