Walnut Studiolo Blog Page 27

A Black woman wearing a denim shirt is carrying a bicycle down a set of stairs in an urban environment. The bicycle has a green paint job and honey leather wrapped handlebars.

Original, unique designs to help with lifting and carrying your bicycle

Close-up of handlebars with honey leather coiled and wrapped around

Lifetime leather bar wraps in five styles for every type of handlebar and bicycle

A woman bicycling on a bright summer day over a green lawn wearing suede fringe cowgirl boots and with a 6-pack of Anchor Steam beer connected to the top tube of her bicycle with a honey leather 6-pack frame cinch

Best-selling "commuter essentials" for making the daily commute easier

A dark brown leather round, barrel-shaped saddle bag with cedar wood sides mounted to the back of a brown leather Brooks saddle on a cream-and-brown painted bicycle

Stunning handcrafted bicycle bags carry the essentials and turn heads!

Two people playing a game of travel cribbage on a wooden picnic table with a small leather and birch cribbage board

Our best-selling handmade cribbage boards have fans worldwide

white travel dice in a brass tube with a necklace length beaded ball chain on a green wool army blanket

Convenient dice games on-the-go: farkle and yacht (yatzy)

Two people playing dominoes with colorful domino playing cards on a walnut wood table with snacks and drinks

Hand-drawn domino playing cards (2 sizes!) for travel Mexican Train

Backgammon for travelers, pocket-size and made from natural materials

Color palette chart with metal finishes and leather colors for all variants of leather drawer pulls

All handcrafted handles in 8 styles, 4 leather colors, & 3 metal finishes

Architectural rendering of a shadow person for scale, marked Model is 5'3" next to a white wall of doors and drawers that have all of Wlanut Studiolo's leather handles on them. All are in honey leather / brass hardware. They are in comparison so you can see their relative size / scale.

Collection details, stylesheets, dimensions, sizing, palette & more

Person holding a refrigerator door handle with a beautiful and eye-catching honey brown leather wrap

Wrap handles, bannisters and more in quality veg-tan leather

Two cabinet doors swinging open towards each other with matching leather Lovejoy loop handles. The leather touches so the cabinets don't crash into each other, a solution for problem corners in kitchen design planning

Tips and tricks on our blog: like using leather handles as bumpers

Close-up of a hand applying dye to natural leather

Leather 101

We wrote a free educational series about our favorite material, from how it's made to spotting vintage quality

A man and a woman on a pile of driftwood on a misty , rainy Oregon beach with mountains and boulders

About Us

Close-up of a dark brown leather tube being hand-stitched on a marble kitchen countertop, with Geoff in the background stitching it with a needle using his hands.

More Information

A man and a woman holding their bicycles upright while the man tips his cap to the lady in the Oregon coast forest

Customer Service

Close-up of a woman's hands wrapping a gift using a blue bandana

The Blog

Our blog"In a Nutshell" is written by humans:

- how-to guides

- in-depth articles

- photo essays

Geoff and his dad Mike in the workshop playing travel cribbage and drinking whiskey

Gifts for Every Dad Under $50 for the Perfect Father's Day

Handcrafted, American-made, durable leather gifts for dads this Father's Day -- all under $50!

June 06, 2014
2 min read

This is what a 75 cent leather belt look like

June 04, 2014
2 min read

A leather tannery in the US with a large American flag

Why I Use USA-Made, Vegetable-Tanned Leather

Why do we use veg-tan leather, and not vegan in our products?

May 26, 2014
2 min read

Quote: Roald Dahl remembers bicycles when he was a boy

May 21, 2014
1 min read

Now live on our site: better international shipping options

March 26, 2014
1 min read

Hands applying a leather conditioner to a piece of veg-tan leather

How to Darken Vegetable-tanned Leather Easily

A conditioning treatment will darken veg-tan leather a little bit and can be repeatedly applied.

March 24, 2014
2 min read

Tying off the sew-on bicycle city grips

Tying off the sew-on bicycle city grips

March 10, 2014
1 min read

Field trip: The bicycles of Vietnam

March 03, 2014
2 min read

To tuck or not to tuck? How to finish your bar ends.

To tuck or not to tuck? How to finish your bar ends.

February 27, 2014
2 min read

5 reasons to buy local

February 07, 2014
2 min read

How we're celebrating 5 years with "Gimme 5!" Campaign

How we're celebrating 5 years with "Gimme 5!" Campaign

January 15, 2014
1 min read

New Video! - Gimme 5! The Low Five

January 12, 2014
1 min read