Carmel Bay's Eco-Friendly Furniture Line Features Unique, Weathered Beauty

CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, Calif., Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --  Made by a local family of artisans for 20 years, Carmel Bay Company's eco-friendly furniture is strikingly unique.

Side tables, armoires and other pieces built by Carmel Bay's longtime craftsman and his family are constructed from reclaimed wood harvested and milled 50 to 100 years ago. Salvaged from houses, factories and industrial settings, the wood has been naturally distressed and seasoned in sunny California for decades. It's a process that gives each piece textured beauty and integrity.

"Each article of furniture has its own character," Scollan says.

Metal pulls and latches are reclaimed from antiques or are custom-crafted locally, and individual pieces can be custom ordered to accommodate a particular decor.

"This is what Carmel Bay is all about," says Barney Scollan, company co-owner. "Local customers here in California, the many tourists who come to Carmel --  as well as our online shoppers -- have come to expect quality and uniqueness from our store."

Local artists also craft picture frames and mirrors from recycled woods and distressed copper and steel. Each piece is inspired by the materials at hand. Rustic, fun and environmentally thoughtful, the finished work has a folk art feel but also makes a contemporary statement.

"Wholesome, quality materials artfully crafted into works of functional art—and nothing to compromise the planet -- what could be better than that?" Scollan asks.

"This handmade line as well as Asian country furniture and found artifacts have been sold at Carmel Bay Company for many years,"  says Scollan. "It's part of our history."

And history means something here.

Carmel Bay is housed in the two-story "Seven Arts Building" designed and built in 1925 by co-owner Patty Heron Scollan's grandfather Herbert Heron.  An actor, poet and one of Carmel's first mayors, Heron's bookstore served as a gathering spot for such luminaries as writer Jack London and photographer Edward Weston, who had a studio in the building.

"Like much of the store's eclectic array of Asian artifacts and furniture, hand-crafted jewelry, esoteric books, original paintings by local artists, and popular women's boutique collection, the locally-made furniture represents Carmel Bay's tradition of one-of-a-kind finds.

"Locals and tourists have been coming here for generations to find quirky and beautiful things they can't find anywhere else," Scollan says.

To learn more about Carmel Bay Company and its online and in-store offerings, visit www.carmelbaycompany.com.

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