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@cheeky: I love it! You MUST document your laundry room-to-bar project for a future AT Before and After! I converted a superfluous linen closet into a bar, too, and I simply must see how yours turns out! So fun. Perhaps you could invent a clean linen-inspired cocktail, as well, to sip while you sort socks.

@applebomb Try Target. The "Home Essentials" line is very affordable and they have a ton of basic colors. They are sold as "separates," too, which I appreciate. If there's no Target in your area, you can try their website. I find it a little hard to search and the variety always seems low to me, but it's worth a shot.

@indie darling I've dealt with branches and other "raw" wood items in different ways. I have manzanita/madrone in my current apartment and it doesn't really need anything. Softer and barkier woods can basically be shellacked for ultra preservation, or oiled with danish oil or something similar. If you like the intense silhouette effect as in #5, you could even paint them.

i second lori, above. my roommate and i just purchased some outstanding salvaged wood from heritage salvage in petaluma. the owner, bug, is amazingly helpful. they have a great selection, from newer planks to old barn wood to milled burls with live edges. they will cut anything down to size for you, and their prices are very reasonable. in my experience, the salvage yards within the city tend to have more interesting, partially finished salvage items like doors, windows, and fittings, but not a great selection of raw materials. if you just want wood, i would definitely suggest hitting heritage first. good luck!

http://www.heritagesalvage.com/