Shou-Sugi-Ban – Burnt Sugi Boards
Shou-sugi-ban 焼杉板, or burnt sugi board is a Japanese technique of creating timber cladding that should last over 80 years. Sugi is known as Japanese cedar, Instead of sugi, our wood species are Belinga. Old traditional Japanese houses use shou-sugi-ban for their external timber cladding, although rarely used now (replaced by manmade plastic or composite). … Read more
YELL FIRE!
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body. Benjamin Franklin How true that is old Ben Franklin. Who doesn’t have fond memories of sitting by the fire, enjoying the warmth and company of friends? Or maybe your favorite memories by the fire are like mine, sitting in solitude … Read more
