Reclaimed Rustic Barn Wood Bookshelves
Our bookshelves may look rustic but….. What you see here is hours of custom fitting with the twisted barn woods we work with. We hand pull nails, clean and sand. Yes, we sand, oh ,and we sand some more with fine grained sandpaper until the wood on these have a very smooth surface with out loosing the old wood character or feel. Details add to these simple pieces. Our bookcases are made from the woods from the De Young farm out of Kalispell Montana. We handle it from hand pulling the woods used to covering every screw with old nails salvaged from the farm. When it is finished and up to our standards we break out the De Young family brand, heat that puppy up and mark it so that you know where it comes from. Details for this one follows. The heavy base is from one of the support timbers which supported the granary. It also appears to be on its third life since it was a tree. Guessing from the family and how it appeared to us we believe it was once part of an old wooden bridge structure. The front details, holes and spikes are left from that time period. The sides, back and shelves are all composed of woods from the interior walls of the old dairy barn. When working with old woods like these it takes time and talent to shape each piece for a nice fit. This piece also has two small detail pieces on the bottom and a crown molding. All of which came from in the dairy barn in an area where the cows chewed and rubbed on it constantly, which is called cribbing. Hence the interesting shapes. The small pieces at the bottom are also a different type of wood and are a red fir.
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Is a combination of two Montana farm kids, along with their families and friends who are supporting them in this big life change and dream of helping to preserve and share the history of many old woods, metals, and stone from Montana.
We remove old buildings with a gentle touch in hopes to salvage and breath new life into as much of the materials as possible. Right down to saving those little old rusty nails and other goodies found from days gone by. You will notice that many of our pieces will incorporate parts and pieces of metal from old farm life. James also enjoys hand forging metal that blend well with our work style.
We try to get the history of each location of where the materials come from we use in our creations. This is not just for the old farms but also, the trees that produce those big slab tables, the stumps that provide some very fun bases. Even those big old rocks have a history from where they have set most of their lives. It is very important to us to be able to share the history of each piece we produce. These beautiful time worn places deserve recognition of their by products. Just as every owner of one of our pieces can be proud and have bragging rights with the knowledge of where their work of art has came from.
Which, hey, it's just A Piece of History from Montana.
We prefer to build custom art pieces that cater to our clients and their homes. We have a very creative side and hold to the belief that anything is possible. The bigger the challenge the more we love it.
We not only work with old woods, we also carve both wood and stone. Everyone should have a stone sink, right? You just can't take the rock away from the mason.
We love working with old bones and antlers, both painting and carving. These are detailed all the way down to native style bead-work, old paint techniques and mosaics done with gemstones. We do custom finishes for those who want new pieces that appear old in both woods and metals.
Our work can be seen by appointment by contacting us.
Our home showcases our work and can be viewed at this link:
http://www.motherearthliving.com/green-homes/laudhome.aspx#axzz3InUUPdaL
It was filmed by the Discovery Channel for Worlds Greenest Homes.
Other works can be seen in Architectural Digest June 2003, Big Sky Journal Home Première Issue Vol. 1, Rustic Home by Ralph Kylloe, amongst other magazines.
Thank you so very much for taking the time to stop by our page.
We appreciate your time very much.
James and Mary
- JM
Jerry Mize
For Jerry's TeePee wall sconces5.0Everything about this project was great. It was like a dream come true. I am well pleased with everything.
- CM
Chris McKeever
For Mantel5.0James and Mary helped us by making a custom mantel for our newly redesigned fireplace. We could NOT have been more pleased!! I had an idea in my head what I wanted my new mantel to look like, but struggled to articulate it to them. They asked all the right questions, I gave them a few pictures and somehow they were able to read my mind and create the exact vision I had in my head. Their pricing was great, they were in constant communication throughout the process (heck - they even sent photos of the work in progress), and while shipping was expensive, it seemed very reasonably priced considering it was a 100+ lb., 10 foot long mantel that was getting sent across half of the country! Have no doubt or trepidation starting a project with James and Mary, their work and professionalism is both top notch!
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