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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Glamorous, soft, and still family-friendly. See the dramatic transformation in Stephen’s living room makeover.
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Slide Shows
… dark jatoba cherry flooring, and mahogany French doors offer a sophisticated … New jatoba cherry flooring and mahogany plantation shutters bring a West … to the master bedroom. Interior mahogany plantation shutters play up the …
… 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 …
… 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 …
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 …
… a subdued color palette to create calm in this kitchen. A mahogany island and a cork floor add rich colors in organic forms … wood and introduce a sunny theme. Maple cabinetry trimmed in mahogany sets the tone for the minimalist style of the kitchen. Soapstone …
… and stainless-steel appliances read as neutrals, while a mahogany island and cork flooring add rich colors in organic forms … glass opening into this contemporary kitchen are the gorgeous mahogany cabinets. To heighten decorative impact, they chose bird …
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