Jessie came to Rustic Grain looking for us to create furniture pieces in a “Shabby Chic” look that she could incorporate with the existing “Pottery Barn” décor of her home. For the material to create a dining table, coffee table and end tables she selected a full-size barn door and […]
Read MoreDesigning with Barn Wood
When I run my hand over the top of one of our tables I feel a surface that is both sleek and rough, even but featured. The smoothly sanded surface is broken by occasional cracks and gouges. Those marks attest to the long “life” this lumber has led. Protecting hay […]
Read MoreHoliday Shopping Can’t Wait!
Rustic Grain asked Bob Klunk over at DMI Fulfillment to give you a little advice about shopping and shipping over the holidays: Holiday shopping can’t wait! Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Peak Season. It’s make or break time for those of us in the retail, e-tail, and distribution business. Forbes reported […]
Read MoreEnd Grain Dining Table
Alex was looking for a dining table with the look of a large conference table. Alex wanted to incorporate beams Rustic Grain had reclaimed from the Cupples Building in downtown St. Louis. We designed a simple table with a twist. We allowed the end-grain of the beams to show through […]
Read MoreGetting Started with Wood Working, Part1: Marking
So you want to get started working with wood, that is a good thing because there is plenty to go around. I see people in my neighborhood tossing wood out by the dumpster all the time. Since Rustic Grain up-cycles the wood we use; this is the resource I recommend, […]
Read MoreMBU Freedom Run for Ronald 5k
MBU Freedom Run for Ronald 5k Rustic Grain is proud to be a sponsor of Missouri Baptist University Freedom Run for Ronald. The 5k will be held on November 9, 2013. The race is being held to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Registration begins at 7 a.m. The […]
Read MoreMovember
If you weren’t aware, by the multiplicity of moustaches and clean shaven faces, it is Movember. Since the entire team here at the shop has the ability to grow facial hair(Except for Matthew), we are joining forces to grow fantastical facial art to raise money for men’s health awareness. Movember […]
Read MoreDesign, The Barn Wood Approach
Working with the inventory of wood we have here at Rustic Grain is really a treat for me as a designer. In the design process I constantly ask myself about my source material. Where did it come from? What was it like then? What stories does it have to tell? […]
Read MoreBirthday Gifts in Barn Wood
A lot of people like what we do. We have a steady stream of people who come and visit the shop to learn a little more about what we can do. One relatively recent visit was by a couple who was actually a referral from Maggie over at Found. They […]
Read MoreSt. Clair, MO, Legacy Through Renewed Purpose
Built 1896 – Reclaimed 2013 Location: 38.304095 – 91.104792 Saint Clair, Franklin County, Missouri, United States Sitting atop a hill on a farm off the original Route 66, the St. Clair Barn was the focal point of the surrounding rural neighborhood. The barn and hayloft were built in the 1890’s to […]
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