IT IS INTERESTING TO THINK ABOUT HOW BURL WOOD IS CAUSED BY ILLNESS, FUNGUS, OR INFESTATIONS, YET IS SO DESIRABLE FOR CUSTOM FURNITURE AND CABINETRY. PERHAPS OUR SUBCONSCIOUS MIND IS ATTRACTED TO BURL BECAUSE OF SOMETHING MUCH DEEPER THAN THE BEAUTY ON ITS SURFACE.
—MARI ANN MAHER, THE ANTIQUE AND ARTISAN GALLERY
THEODORE ALEXANDER
Symmetry decorative chest; $4,500.
Wakefield Design Center, Stamford;
wakefielddesigncenter.com
WORLDS AWAY
Sherwyn drum base lamp; $669.
Fig Linens and Home, Westport;
figlinensandhome.com
FOUR HANDS
Journey executive desk in bleached burl; $3,299.
Fofie & Mia’s, Larchmont;
fofiemia.com
SOHO HOME
Wallace burl shelves; $2,595.
sohohome.com
CB2
Purl rotating coffee table by Felipe Hidalgo for Ellenberger Studio; $699.
cb2.com
CRATE & BARREL
Mota burl wood media console; $1,799.
Westport; crateandbarrel.com
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