Honoring America: Made in the U.S.A.

In honor of America’s 244th birthday, we are sharing products we love to use that are made in the USA. Incorporating artisan and hand-made items into projects, especially when mixed with less traditional styles, has been gaining popularity in the past few years.

We’ve used hand-forged iron brackets from Modern Urban Metals on a few projects. We love how they look on these open wood shelves in this Wellesley kitchen we designed. Discovering and supporting American artisans is a great way to bring unique elements to our clients.

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Adding reclaimed wood elements to spaces brings a rustic, charming style to otherwise unadorned white walls and ceilings. We are incorporating a reclaimed wooden beam like this from Longleaf Lumber in a project right now.

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One of our favorite makers is Hubbardton Forge in Vermont. Their lighting fixtures are really special. We used a linear pendant in this renovated Needham kitchen.

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Most of the cabinetry that we use is also made in the United States. We are proud to work with Ovations with their On:U and Segue lines, Greenfield cabinets and Siteline Cabinetry. We have also used Cambria for countertops. Finally, many of the Kohler products are made in a factory in Arkansas. We specify American-made products whenever it is feasible.

Photo credits: MichaelPLefebvre; Shelly Harrison

Builders: JensenHus; Woodland Contracting; OneSource Construction