Preserving and reworking history so it serves the next generation is at the heart of the Rustic Grain mission. So when the Jesuit Archives & Research Center, an organization devoted to the collection and preservation of Jesuit artifacts so a new generation of researchers and scholars can build on the work […]
Read MoreMiller Kitchen Island
Maple, pine, oak. They all live together in harmony in the woods, and they all work together to make an eye-catching kitchen island as well. The base of this island is framed in oak reclaimed from our Vienna, MO barn. We kept a lot of the rough grain, but still […]
Read MoreFillmore, IL Barn
Built: 1910 Reclaimed by Rustic Grain: 2017 Located: 39.0907060, -89.1771820 Zoom out for a minute on this map. Take a look at that crisp Jefferson Grid. Those straight lines and 90° intersections might lead you to think each parcel of land is pretty much the same. Soybeans and corn. More […]
Read MoreTaneyville, MO Barn
Built: 1898 Reclaimed by Rustic Grain: 2017 Located: 36.715709, -93.031883 Nestled along Winkle Creek just a mile south of Taneyville (which is itself just a few miles northwest of Branson),
Read MoreCrocker, MO Barn
Built: ? Reclaimed by Rustic Grain: 2018 Located: 38.023091,-92.240050 The farm property is just north of Crocker, off your typical windy Ozark Mountain State Highway. We head north up Bethany Rd, named after the cemetery at the corner, Bethany Memorial Gardens. The gravestones are strewn with bright flowers despite the […]
Read MoreThe Motivation of a Builder
Up and down the interstates in Missouri and Illinois, dilapidated barns are ubiquitous. They naturally blend with their surroundings as though they’ve been there as long as the grass growing alongside them. From their frequently shabby conditions, it’s often difficult to imagine them as anything but derelict. But some time […]
Read MoreFlipping over the Flip Top Table
This fliptop table tells a beautiful story. A story of welcome. The simple pedestal table can expand to fit a few more. It invites newcomers to pull up a chair and share their tales around it. Even the wood itself tells a story. Look at those saw marks and knots […]
Read MoreThis is the Story of a Girl
At Rustic Grain, we love working with wood, but we love working with our customers and fans even more. A year or so ago, Emi reached out to us because she saw our tables at Llewelyn’s and wanted something similar to use as a desk in her room. While we […]
Read MoreShout Out in Brew Hub Taproom Article
We were pleased to see this shout out in Ladue News during their feature of Brew Hub’s newest restaurant. (That’s a Rustic Grain table providing the background to that yummy food.) We wish much success to Brew Hub Taproom. Be on the lookout for our work in the space in […]
Read MoreTime-Honored Tables in Ladue News
Many thanks to Alecia Humphreys and Ladue News for their recent feature of Rustic Grain, Time-Honored Tables. They captured the spirit and motivation of our business as well as the care and quality we put into all our pieces. For three decades, Ladue News has been bringing community highlights to the […]
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