Stay in step with wood.

• Position: What's New? - Cosco Home & Office Products Rockford Series 2-Step and 3-Step Wood Step Stools - Brief Article - Product/Service Evaluation

There's just something about wood--perhaps its textured, rich surface or eye-catching grain patterns--that make it appealingly irresistible. We especially enjoy when the wonders of wood are used in unanticipated ways and unexpected places--take step stools, for instance. The image that immediately comes to mind is that of a utilitarian metal folding unit that tucks away in a hidden corner until needed.

Cosco Home & Office Products, Columbus, Ind., would have none of that, though, when it introduced its Rockford Series 2-Step and 3-Step Wood Step Stools made of classic wood that coordinate...