The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association recently revised its severe use standard. The new version turns the standard’s focus from construction specifications to cabinet performance.

Tipover restraint traps for eight separate dresser and chest models distributed by Sauder Woodworking and manufactured by Lucky Wood Manufacturing in Malaysia are being recalled in both the U.S. and Canada after it was discovered that the straps might fail.

A line of 12-drawer dressers was recalled Dec. 26, 2024, by the Consumer Product Safety Commission after it was deemed that dressers made by Shenzhen Leader-Union Technology Co. LTD, of China, violate performance and warning label requirements of the STURDY Act. No injuries or deaths were reported, according to the CPSC.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more than 70,000 Dorel Wall Beds from Dorel Home Furnishings because they can "detach from the wall and fall onto those nearby, posing serious impact and crush hazards."

The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) has updated a specification and test method intended to model, through accelerated testing, the normal wear that can be expected during the life of a typical AW Class window or door.

The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) scheduled the second annual Furniture Safety Week for October 6-10, 2025.

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In January 2024, millions of plastic tip-over restraint kits manufactured by Vietnam-based New Age Industries were recalled in the U.S. and now thousands of units distributed in Canada from November 2019 to March 2024 are being recalled.

Basswood (Tilia americana), also called linden, is a beautiful, fast growing tree reaching heights of 130 feet. It has a straight trunk, with most of the bole limb-free, thereby producing large volumes of clear lumber. The wood is creamy white, low in weight and strength, and without much obvious grain.