Depot Street Journal

A soft cloth and a tin of paste wax on a solid walnut coffee table by a window with snowy maples outside
Caring for Solid Wood Furniture Through Connecticut Winters
Dry furnace heat and humid summers: simple ways to keep solid wood consoles, coffee tables and vanities stable and good-looking in a New England home. Read more...
A Connecticut farmhouse entry with a solid wood console table, an entryway bench with boots underneath and a driftwood coat rack, snow outside the window
A New England Entryway for Mud Season: Console, Bench and Coat Rack
How to set up a hardworking front entry for snow, slush and mud season: console table depth, bench height, boot storage and a coat rack that fits. Read more...
A solid wood record player stand with a turntable on top and vinyl records filed below in a cozy living room with a lamp
How to Choose a Record Player Stand: Height, Vinyl Storage and Vibration
The right record stand height, how much vinyl storage you need, and how a solid wood stand keeps your turntable level and your needle from skipping. Read more...
A newly built mid-century style solid wood console table with a brass lamp and old books in a bright New England room
Vintage-Inspired vs. Antique Furniture: Why We Build New
What separates antique, vintage and vintage-inspired furniture, the trade-offs of each, and why newly built solid wood can give you the look without the repairs. Read more...