Trim at TerraMai: Framing the art of sustainable wood

Trim comes in a variety of forms, but its subtlety supports the broader design of a space. TerraMai image. Picture this: You’re in a gallery and surrounded by wall upon wall of priceless, gorgeous paintings, hues and colors swirling and combining into scenes, faces, features, and portraits. But there’s a subtle accent complementing each and … Read more

Four Reasons to Celebrate Earth Day with TerraMai

TerraMai illustration It’s Earth Day – and at TerraMai, our focus on eco-friendly practices in sustainably harvested and reclaimed wood is what we’re all about. If you want to celebrate Earth Day everyday, here are four reasons to work with TerraMai to get beautiful, high-quality, sustainable materials for your next project. 1. Wood: A building … Read more

Wood Finishes – Science / Art / Alchemy

Like butter on toast or frosting on a cupcake, wood is not deemed fit for use until a special product is applied to the surface. Hence the term “Wood Finish” – a unique turn of phrase that succinctly says it all. Wood finishes provide a broad array of benefits, enabling wood to be used virtually … Read more

The X-Woods League of Super Woods

There are two requirements of Super Heroes – they must have special powers and they must have a cool back story. TerraMai’s exterior woods have both, which is why together they form our Exterior Woods League of Super Woods (X-Woods League for short).  All these woods have been endowed by Mother Nature with the special … Read more

Wood – The Designer’s GOAT

GOATs have suddenly become trendy. Not the hoofed, horned, iron-gutted variety but the Greatest of All Time variety. This type of GOAT is popping up all over the place, most notably in sports (e.g. Michael Jordan) but also literature (Shakespeare), singers (Aretha Franklin), conquerors (Genghis Khan), ice cream flavors (Vanilla), rappers (Vanilla Ice…..). OK, there … Read more