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Contemporary
Uses
After
turquoise and peridot, petrified wood is Arizona’s most valuable
gemstone. Nationally and internationally, it has been well known among
fossil, gem, and mineral collectors for many years. Polished or unpolished,
in the western United States it is used in homes and businesses for
building everything from furniture, to fireplaces, to interior and garden
decoration. Even a few small buildings have been built with it! |
Petrified
wood round on mesquite root base. |
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Glass
base coffee table. |
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For
horse lovers: two pairs of bronzed western boots form the base
of this table. Horseshoes or English riding boots can also be
used to create an equestrian related base. |
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Fully
coordinated leather chair with matching leather bound desk complimenting
petrified wood colors. |
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Log
with polished end used as accent piece. If the piece is to remain
in a specific spot, you might want to consider illuminating it
with display lighting to bring out its full array and depth of
color. |
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| Petrified
wood is versatile and adaptable to many widely varying moods and decors.
It can be serious and sophisticated, playful and fun, busy or quiet,
exciting or calm, stimulating or soothing. It’s truly a contemporary
antiquity that blends well with today’s life styles. It is equally
at home in residential and commercial décor styles such as:
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Rustic |
| Transitional |
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Eclectic |
| Country |
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Oriental |
| Ultra
modern |
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Retro |
| Minimal |
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Traditional |
| Modern |
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residential settings it is used as coffee, library, and occasional tables,
wall mountings or accent pieces. Very large pieces make exciting one
of a kind dining tables, kitchen islands or peninsulas.
This
mirror polished ancient wood is harder than granite. It will not stain,
scorch, or burn. As long as you refrain from whacking it with a hammer,
or dropping heavy objects, on it, it won’t chip, crack, or shatter.
Petrified
wood from the Chinle Geological Formation is so hard, and our polish
so fine, that it is practically impervious to staining, acids, alcohols,
oils, water, chemicals, scratching, heat, and cold.
Its colors will never fade even if permanently situated in a south facing
window. In fact, viewing it in sunlight only enhances the exquisite
array of colors. |
| Bases
can be created out of a wide array of materials:
Woods can be polished or natural,
stained or painted. Many tree stumps, such as mesquite, cypress knees,
and cedar, have almost artistic roots. Native woods as well as tropical
hardwoods offer many possibilities.
Metals today are being sculpted into
beautifully decorative forms that work well with various décor
styles. Chrome, wrought iron, aluminum, and others offer many styles
and finishes from which to choose.
Nontraditional materials give you
the opportunity to go creative! They provide a wonderful means of further
personalizing the base - wine barrels, horseshoes welded together, perhaps
an antique chest or a nautical theme. If the material is strong enough,
or can be reinforced to bear the weight of the ancient wood, go for
it!
Add wheels to your base or leave it stationary.
In commercial settings petrified wood makes distinctive and stunning
conference tables (large and small), wall mountings, desk and credenza
tops, as well as desk peninsulas, and library tables.
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Each one-of-a-kind piece has its own style and its
own story to tell.
Please click on our “Furniture
Projects by Others” link to view a few of the ways petrified
wood lends its versatility to the creation of unique furnishings.
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