Burl wood found its heyday in the design world during the ‘60s and ‘70s, but this beautiful wood grain material has been used to craft furniture and home decor as early as the turn of the 20th ...

If you're looking to add burl wood to your home, there's no better place to start than with a coffee table. And if price is your issue, Walmart is currently selling a burl wood coffee table for ...

Burl wood does not come from a specific tree. To name just a few, burls can be found associated with maple, ash, apple, plum, redwood, mahogany and oak to more exotic woods such as amboyna.

Burl wood is certainly nothing new, but it has continually defined eras of design innovation. “Its use in interiors goes as far back as the 18th century,” says designer Elizabeth Miles of ...

Burl wood, the knobs of complex grain that some trees form, is prized by woodworkers for its beauty and utility. What causes wood grain to deviate from the straight and narrow in this way is ...

It’s not clear how tree burls form. Theories include physical damage, fungus or a virus. The raw, unfinished wood from a burl can fetch between 10 cents and $6 a pound, depending on its quality.