PARTNERSHIPS
Urban Lumber Had Long Been Overlooked—Seen as Inconsistent, Too Difficult to Process, or Simply Not Viable at Scale.
But Room & Board, a leader in American-made furniture, saw the potential. They wanted to give their customers more than just beautiful products—they wanted to share a story of sustainability and craftsmanship, grounded in purpose. That’s where Storm Trees stepped in.
Reimagining Waste
Every year, trees are lost in cities across the country to storm damage, disease, and development. Most end up chipped or landfilled. To us, those trees aren’t waste. They’re a resource—hardwood with character, strength, and beauty that deserves to live on.
By milling, kiln drying and processing urban trees, Storm Trees has become part of Room & Board’s efforts to redeploy valuable hardwoods and divert them from the waste stream.
A New Standard
For Room & Board, reclaimed wood isn’t a novelty. It’s become a pillar of their sustainable product line—a way to demonstrate leadership in a retail landscape where customers demand both quality and responsibility.
And for Storm Trees, it became proof of concept: that what was once discarded could become design-grade material for the national stage.
The Legacy
Every board in Room & Board’s collection tells a story—of a tree that shaded a neighborhood, lined a street, or stood in a park. Thanks to this partnership, those stories didn’t end with the chainsaw. They found new life, new purpose, and new homes.
From fallen trees to lasting legacy—that’s the work we’re most proud of.
“Storm Trees helped us prove that sustainability and scale can coexist. Their reclaimed hardwood program delivers not just material, but meaning.”
— Room & Board