Burl Wood Decor Is 2025’s Most Coveted, but Expensive, Comeback — Here’s How to Get the Storied Swirls for Less

Burl wood coffee table pictured alongside sleek pedestal accent chair and orange glossy credenza.

Some materials are synonymous with luxury — marble, lacquer, mohair. Then there’s burl wood, the most characterful of them all, despite its rather unfortunate backstory. Technically a tree’s tumor, it’s nature’s most beautiful flaw: impossibly swirled, richly knotted, and so distinctive that no two pieces are ever alike.

Burl wood decor had its heyday in the 70s — starring in glossy coffee tables and loungey credenzas — but it’s back in a big way. Searches for “burl wood credenza” and “burl wood ottoman” are surging on Google Trends, and London-based furniture brand Collection Seven reports a staggering 420% increase in burl wood decor-related sales over the past three months alone.