Classic Farmhouse Table, Cross Legged.

Nick came to us looking for a custom kitchen/dining room table for a remodeling project.  He wanted crossed legs and unique hardware.  Rustic Grain came up with the design he was looking for including the incorporation of some old metal stars which once capped metal rods that were once used […]

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Rustic Extension Table

Extension tables were typically a mid 20th century invention.  So if you have a classic farm table, or a solid wood table, the likely-hood of it being able to extend was pretty slim.  Rustic Grain decided that the convenience was something that just about everyone could enjoy so long as […]

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Chevron Dining Table

We wanted to do a unique design for a display in K.hall Designs over in the Plaza Frontenac.  They were going to be displaying merchandise on it and it was going to get a lot of visual traffic.  A patterned top was the best way to make sure they noticed […]

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"What Happens To Old Barns? Tim Ezell Talks With Rustic Grain"

Tim Ezell   -FOX 2 Now (KTVI)

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Rustic Grain Furniture

Hope you checked us out this morning on Fox (KTVI) with Tim Ezell! If not, you can see the whole interview here: http://bit.ly/1FlqU7X ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – What happens to old barns? Tim Ezell talks with Jimmy Farah, with Rustic Grain, to see how they are turned into wonderful pieces […]

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A Mix and Match Juxtaposition

“Hey, can you make a coffee table?” That’s what they asked me and off I went. I knew I wanted something that made ready use of the existing dimensions of our inventory. The idea was to make as few alterations to the wood as possible. Then there was one other […]

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Every Reclaimed Item has a Story

The following comes to us from Maggie who shares Rustic Grain’s interest in historic building material.  She is  from Found, 131 West Jefferson Avenue, Kirkwood, MO: Iʼve been working with reclaimed items for the last few years, and over that time my favorite part of my job has remained the […]

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Coffee Table Restoration Hardware Style

Hannah walked into Rustic Grain with a picture of a coffee table she had pulled out of a Restoration Hardware catalog.  She wanted to know if we could duplicate it.  Of course we could. We built it out of vintage reclaimed porch columns, solid pine top and a custom stain. […]

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Reclaimed Wood Extension Table

Andrea came into the Rustic Grain shop looking for a custom table.  She saw a prototype extension we were working on to add to our line and she fell in love with the simple design.

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Accumulated Error

One warning we’re constantly making in our shop is: “Watch out for that accumulated error!”  It is so often heard that people have started to roll their eyes.  But, as accuracy is one of the cornerstones of the woodworking process, it bears repeating.  The principle of accumulated error is well […]

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