On Dealing with Knotty Pine in Cabins, Lodges, Cottages and Basements:

“David Weston, co-owner of Think Design Studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan recommends. “generally, people like to refurbish their Knotty Pine by stripping it down and putting a lighter glaze on it or a wash of color so you can see the grain of the wood coming through”,says Weston, who’s committed to eco-friendly treatments. “You want to preserve the knotty pine character, especially for cottages, but make it lighter and brighter, as cabins are more sophisticated these days. It used to be that walking into a cottage was like going into a cave.”

Weston designs interiors for both residences and offices, many of which are in Saugatauk and Douglas. “Reclaimed knotty pine is great”,he says, “because it’s been refinished and doesn’t look like that orangey, old knotty pine of the past.”

Read the rest of the article in the January Edition of Shore Magazine on Page 36