New Timber Surfacer at Schutte Lumber
Schutte Lumber Company recently installed a new timber surfacer at our mill that is used to smooth rough timbers and create decorative patterns. The timber surfacer is just one of the powerful machines that we use to finish lumber for our contractors, wholesalers, and on-site showroom and lumber yard....
Tell Us About Your Woodworking Projects
With the rise in computer-assisted design, we have a renewed appreciation for traditional crafts such as woodworking. The tradition is kept alive at places such as Maine’s Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, which was profiled in Architectural Digest. Here woodworkers’ creations, such as the fluted butternut bowl above, are celebrated,...
Enter "The Ugliest Room" Contest
Does your home need an extreme makeover? Enter Sears’ “Ugliest Room Contest” for a chance to get professional help with a big problem area (worth up to $3,500!). We’re thinking living rooms, garages, and bedrooms could be good candidates! All you have to do is fill out an entry...
Dark Walnut On Trend for Fall
A shift toward using dark wood in the home has sparked increased demand and consumption of walnut, reports Woodshop News, and retailers such as IKEA are promoting new walnut products for the fall. No wonder everyone is falling in love with walnut–the dark brown North American hardwood is a...
Kansas City NARI Luncheon Next Week
The Kansas City chapter of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry will host a luncheon meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 29, at the Hillcrest Country Club. Join us! Local membership includes professional remodeling contractors, product manufacturers, distributors, wholesalers, lenders, and others in the industry. Benefits of...
Facebook and Twitter Specials
Be sure to “like” Schutte Lumber Company on Facebook and “follow” SchutteLumberCo on Twitter. We will be posting frequent special offers that will only be advertised through those mediums. New product announcements and product arrivals will also be updated. Our first Facebook special was just posted. Hurry! Special ends...
Easy Fourth of July Entertaining
As the holiday weekend approaches, we’d like to share some great do-it-yourself tips from local event designer David Stark for an easy Independence Day celebration. Stark offers fresh suggestions to create red-white-and-blue style such as using beach towels as tablecloths and a row of card tables as a picnic...
Locally Green
We’ve posted about the meaning behind the ever-growing list of Eco Labels before (see “Eco Labels 101″), but what about when it comes to shopping the hardware store–where the current list of so-called “green” products is enough to make your head spin. Enter editor Dan Hardin of GreenLivingOnline, who...
Following a Devastating Tornado, Greensburg Kansas Rebuilds Better and Greener
In 2007, a massive tornado devastated Greensburg, Kansas, destroying more than 95 percent of the small town. “What wasn’t leveled was severely damaged and the mile and half plus wide tornado left the town completely devastated,” according to Inhabitat.com. Three years later, the town has changed dramatically, following a...
Schutte Lumber in the Kansas City Star
TGIF! In honor of the upcoming weekend, we wanted to share an article with you from the Kansas City Star in which Editorial Page columnist Lewis Diuguid describes his 10-day quest to restore the oak woodwork in his 84-year-old Northeast Kansas City home during his “vacation”. On his blog,...