Our finishes are now even safer We’ve always used low VOC finishes for our furniture and fixtures, and today we’re taking another step forward in becoming more natural and more non-toxic. What Makes Baxter Mill’s Finish a Safe Product? We use the safest finishes on the market today. All of our birch wood products are […]
Furniture is MADE
The other day, I was thinking that I thought it was really cool that our 4 yr old son realizes that furniture is actually “made.” He was telling his little sister that “Dadda” had made a table for her. It’s weird sometimes, but I feel like a lot of customers seem to look over the […]
Is “eco-friendly” just good for the environment?
I was having a conversation the other day, about our products being eco-friendly and explaining all the reasons that make it so. It is free of harmful chemicals, there are no formaldehyde glues, sustainable wood is used, and low VOC finishes too. I explained that our eco-friendly label also means that our products are safe […]
ABC Kid’s Expo
We just finished up the big ABC Kid’s Expo that was here in Louisville, KY again for the second year. It really takes a lot of work for us. We finished up the catalogs, furniture, photos, and booth designs and details just in the nick of time, well, actually we were still finishing things up […]
Movin’ On Up
Sodura is expanding! It’s been a crazy couple of weeks trying to get everything moved into the new space. We now have almost 2500 square feet of manufacturing space, plus offices. That’s a new thing for us. Up until now, we basically made an office where ever there was space available to fit a couple of chairs […]
What is Minimalism?
Recently, someone described the Aero Twin Bed as minimalist. That really made me think, what is minimalism? I had never thought about the subject very much, to be honest. I’ve heard of it, and had a somewhat positive view of the idea, but never thought that our designs were minimalist. So, I went to Wikipedia […]
The ABC Show 2011
We’ll be attenting the ABC show in Louisville KY on September 23. Please come by and see us in booth 2830.
Made in the USA
All Sodura furniture is made in the USA. For many years I was in the outsourcing business. I worked with many different kinds of companies that performed work in various fields, from call centers to tech support to furniture manufacturing. I worked with them from the powerful position of a Fortune 100 company to the […]
Why is Formaldehyde-Free Important
Urea-formaldehyde glue is used in many furniture applications, and that is why the topic of formaldehyde is brought up so often in the furniture industry. Formaldehyde is a chemical that is highly toxic to humans and has been classified as a cancer causing substance by The Cancer Institute. The most common problem that comes from […]