Wood Design Trends from KBIS 2025: Organic Warmth in Modern and Traditional Design
As design preferences shift toward warmth and organic appeal, wood is making a strong resurgence in luxury interiors. At KBIS 2025, the trend was clear—designers and homeowners alike are embracing softer, richer, and warmer materials to offset the hardness of stone...
Design Spotlight: A Custom Kitchen, Mudroom, and Bar Renovation by Architectural Design + Interiors featuring Warm Mahogany Countertops
At Architectural Design + Interiors (formerly Design Build San Juan), designer Lori Williams is known for crafting spaces that blend elegance with function. In a recent major renovation in a Washington home, Lori and her team transformed a large kitchen, walk-in...
Subway Tile Backsplash with Wood Countertops and Butcher Blocks
According to Houzz, subway tile backsplash is one of the best options to pair with wood countertops – and we couldn’t agree more.
American Beech Countertops designed by Archipelago Hawaii
A Kaimuki Bungalow kitchen that includes American Beech Countertops designed by Tiare Noelani Pinto, CKD, Allied ASID, CGP, of Archipelago Hawaii.
Grothouse in House Beautiful Kitchen of the Year 2017 designed by Jon de la Cruz
Grothouse is thrilled to be crafting Black Walnut wood shelves for House Beautiful Kitchen of the Year at the 2017 San Francisco Decorator Showcase designed by Jon de la Cruz!
Half Pastore Table designed by Wellborn Cabinet for KBIS 2017
A clean, crisp modern booth design by Wellborn Cabinet for KBIS 2017 featured a Grothouse custom crafted Walnut Wood Half Pastore™ Table.
Bar Top Ideas
Unique and innovative designs to inspire custom crafted wood bar top ideas that will make your home bar area and entertainment space stand out.
Oil Finished Walnut Countertop designed by TruKitchens
Our Custom Wood Countertops Blog features a kitchen that includes an Oil Finished Walnut Countertop designed by TruKitchens.
Custom Counters Complement Decorative Backsplashes
Some of the industry’s best have designed Grothouse custom counters to complement decorative backsplashes to create unique and outstanding designs.
1 in 4 Homeowners Combine Kitchen Countertop Materials
1 in 4 homeowners combine two or more kitchen countertop materials when renovating. Wood countertops are paired with marble, quartz, granite and metal.
Custom Wood Countertops designed for Laundry Rooms
Custom wood countertops are designed for laundry rooms to be used in the wash station, as extra counter space, or for bench seating.
