A Brief History of Reclaimed Wood The word reclaim has a long, vibrant history in the history of our language. Coming to us from the Latain “re” (back) + “clamare” (to shout), the word reclamare meant “to cry out against” — a protest. From there, the word took a brief detour in France, where it…
Now that Miss Rona has canceled all of our summer vacation plans, it’s time to pivot. I know you want to be lounging on the beach, drinking a piña colada, and listening to the waves crash into the shore, but 2020 has us spending quite a bit more time at home. Unfortunately, I can’t take…
The word renovation comes to English from the Latin word, renovat, comprised of the prefix re, meaning again, and the root novus, or new. To renovate, to make new again. However, before it entered the English lexicon and took on it’s contemporary usage, the word took a brief detour in France, where it gained a…
The tumbleweeds are twisting in the dead breeze across Division Street. We gaze, longingly, across the street at Chipotle, like a man who, wondering the desert, mistakes the heat rising from the sand for water. They call this the new normal, but not long ago folks of all kinds would walk through our door, searching,…
By now, you might have read our past blog post about fun, social distancing friendly configurations of the RH Cloud (If you haven’t, check it out here!). You might be wondering about the origins of this mystical beauty, which is one of our hottest sellers. Our story begins in 2017, when Nathan and Bailee were…
Like many young businesses, the rise of COVID-19 has presented Wallaroo’s with a number of difficult questions that would keep your average Philosophy Major up at night. As a business, our initial impulse is to stay open as long as possible – if we aren’t open, we can’t fulfill our mission of providing families with…
The irony of social-distancing is that its also creating a surplus of social time within family units. By now, you might be craving a meet up with your book club and you might even be missing Debrah by now, even after what she said about your couch last time. Though, she might have a point…
Shopping for furniture can be a real pain. There’s the aimless driving, the pushy sales folk, and the feeling that you need to settle to get it over with. However, with a little bit of planning and an open mind, the furniture shopping experience can be painless…and maybe even a bit of a joy ride.…
At Wallaroo’s, you might notice that many of our furniture pieces have people’s names. That’s only partially because we’re over attached to furniture! The only thing we care about more than furniture are our family, friends, and beloved pets! That’s why so many of our pieces are named after our loved ones. This week, we’d…
Tax season, for many of us, is filled with the joys of splurging on some new items we’ve been waiting for all year. Maybe you’re going to pick up a new bike for the kids in preparation for spring or maybe you’re going to spend it on a nice dinner. Maybe, you’re in the market…