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Our barnwood furniture is made from beams, hand selected for their unique grain and texture to ensure that the finished table will be the centerpiece of your home. We go through the wood and cull out the best pieces and the ones with nail holes and character lines, cracks, in tact. And then we take beams and cut them into legs or boards for the skirt side and the most unusual or prettiest we use for the table top.
Our furniture is all natural;
we do not artificially distress our furniture.
Farm tables from reclaimed barn wood embody a rich tapestry of American history. Some Chestnut wood we have reclaimed is 120 years old and has had shingles on top that have given it some color and the wood is really dark. In the same barn the same trees were cut down and made into board form; so one is a blond table and the other is a rich mahogany brown from the same lot.
These magnificent hardwoods succumbed in the early 20th century to blight and all but disappeared from our forests, but not before many giant timbers hewn from chestnut, pine, oak and hickory were employed in the construction of barns and farm homes throughout the Northeast and Midwest.
Barnwood furniture preserves not only the beauty of the ancient trees, but the enduring quality of superior wood. Furnishings from reclaimed barns will last for generations to come. Exposed to the elements the old barns weaken and rot, the great beams and richly grained floorboards lost forever.
We respect the heritage of the old growth forests and trees that the pioneering farmers cleared for their pastures and fields and we build our farm tables and furnishings with care and craftsmanship so that our customers can experience a connection with the beauty and history of America's rural past.
At After The Barn, we strive to preserve a part of America's heritage by reclaiming this irreplaceable wood and creating furnishings of the highest craftsmanship to be treasured today and for generations to come.
After The Barn prides itself on being Green - reclaiming centuries old hardwood and re-purposing it into finely crafted cabinets and millwork, dining tables, art works and unique birdhouses. We believe it is better to recycle the wood from old structures, transforming and redefining their role and enhancing their value rather than to relegating the old beams, walls and floors to a landfill where the irreplaceable hardwood would needless decompose and disappear along with any knowledge of their origins and the history of their honored place in rural America.
Besides the reclaimed barnwood that is the basis for our tables, we build custom millwork. Look through our millwork section for samples of pieces that can be built to fit your home.
We also build custom art mirrors, artwork and have hardware from the old barns.
Look through our website for items in-stock and available now or stop into our showroom in Greenwich, Connecticut. If you have a request for custom designed furniture or millwork, let us know and we will be happy to discuss your needs. |
