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How to Care for Reclaimed Wood Furniture

Here at Old Barn Star we pride ourselves in providing you with quality Amish-made reclaimed barn wood furniture. Our technique is classic, rustic, and most importantly reliable. To ensure that all of the barn wood furniture at Old Barn Star remains in good condition, most of our furniture is sealed with a water-resistant topcoat. However, wood comes from a natural living organism, and proper, ongoing care is recommended to help preserve the look and feel of the furniture.

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Tips for Cleaning Reclaimed Wood Furniture

Here are three basic tips to clean and care for reclaimed wood tables and other furniture:

1. Use a damp cloth, not a heavy saturated cloth, to clean your reclaimed wood furniture to avoid water-related issues.

2. Stay away from silicone-based products and any cleaning product with an ammonia base. The chemicals in these products can irritate the barn wood.

3. Avoid direct sunlight and high heat areas of your home. These conditions can cause issues with warping and cracking in your furniture.

Proper Reclaimed Wood Furniture Care

Every piece of Old Barn Star reclaimed barn wood furniture has its own unique story. When proper reclaimed wood furniture care techniques are followed, the story of each product will be sure to stay in tact and continue to live through generations.

Contact us with any questions you may have about preserving the life of your barnwood furniture.

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5 Reasons Why You Should Choose Barnwood Furniture

Here at Old Barn Star, we provide a unique perspective to your average piece of furniture. Our specialty is providing one-of-a-kind Amish-made reclaimed barnwood furniture for purchase, including tables, benches, desks, buffets, hutches, islands and more! Each piece of furniture we sell is sure to offer a unique touch to any space.

Still not sure if barnwood is right for you when it comes to furniture? Here are 5 reasons why you should consider barnwood furniture.

1. Personality

Every piece of reclaimed barnwood furniture we produce has the personal care and personality of a single craftsman. Your furniture is one-of-a-kind. The design and craftsmanship will speak for itself.

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2. Durability

You might not realize it, but wood ages beautifully. Since the wood was harvested a while ago, its independence and exposure give it a classic texture that’s guaranteed to be sturdy. Not to mention, the wood used to create a piece of barnwood furniture had supported another structure for a long time. This speaks to its durability and the interesting nature of the origin of reclaimed wood.

3. Beauty

Barnwood furniture is truly a masterpiece. No two pieces will ever be identical due to the nature of our work and the material. We can even alter the natural look with our barnwood stains and barnwood paints to help create a piece that you will completely fall in love with. Our beautifully handcrafted furniture can add that touch of elegance to your home, wedding, office, etc. that you’ve been searching for.

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 4. Custom-Made

Each piece of barnwood furniture can be made to your specifications. At Old Barn Star, we sell Amish-made furniture, which means local Amish craftsmen create our items, and then we offer them to you for purchase. Every piece of furniture we sell offers a sense of heritage and history.

5. Conservation

Naturally, it’s always better to recycle, or in this case up-cycle! We’re conserving and preventing the unnecessary falling of trees by using beautiful reclaimed wood in our barnwood furniture.

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Hopefully we were able to open your eyes to why reclaimed barnwood furniture is a great choice; with its personality, durability, beauty, customization, and conservation. At Old Barn Star we have plenty of in-stock barnwood furniture for you to explore or maybe you have an idea of your own. Contact us to talk about your wants and needs regarding a new piece of furniture!

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Fall Cleaning with Barnwood Furniture

Every year we gear up for spring-cleaning so why shouldn’t we do the same with every new fall? Open those windows to allow that crisp autumn air to flow through your rooms as you organize your living space.

We have several great reclaimed barnwood furniture solutions for your home to help you get rid of clutter and make your fall cleaning a little more fun.

Custom Barnwood Furniture for Your Kitchen

Kitchen IslandDuring this time of the year, a lot of time is spent in the kitchen. The holidays are coming up quickly and baking is an essential part to a happy (and delicious) holiday season.

Custom barnwood furniture for your kitchen could be the perfect solution. A reclaimed kitchen island could add counter space for when you have company and need more room to gather everyone for dinner, to lay out your baking utensils when you’re baking pumpkin pie or just a place to display a beautiful fall center piece.

Adding a barnwood kitchen island doesn’t only allow for more counter space but more storage as well. With drawer and cabinet options you will now have a new place to store kitchen supplies that have been piling up in that pantry for so long.

Amish-made Barnwood Hutches

An Amish-made barnwood hutch is an excellent storage piece for any room in your home because there are so many different ways to utilize a hutch. For instance, you can add a barnwood hutch to your dining room to display your gorgeous wedding china, to the kitchen as a baking rack, or your laundry room to store detergents and clean towels.

The possibilities are endless. Given our selection of barnwood paint colors and stains, you can create the perfect barnwood hutch for any space in your home.

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UntitledHave you considered barnwood bathroom decor for your home? A custom reclaimed barnwood vanity is a popular piece that allows for easy sink installation and more storage space in smaller bathrooms. We are able to create a vanity to the exact size you would need.

Having extra cabinet space under the sink allows you to store extra bath towels, soaps, candles, etc. No longer will you have to keep all your bathroom needs in that closet down the hallway.

No matter where you’re looking to add more storage in your home, our selection of barnwood furniture certainly has something for everyone.

Contact us to start creating a custom-made barnwood furniture piece today.

 

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Reclaimed Barnwood Wedding Furniture: “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue”

We know planning a wedding can be a stressful process, but selecting the decor for your special day doesn’t have to be one of the stress points. We suggest considering the incorporation of one-of-a-kind reclaimed barnwood furniture pieces to make the perfect type of statement during your wedding.

Considering the popular wedding phrase, “something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue,” the idea of barnwood wedding furniture present on your big day will fit right in.

    • Something old…Reclaimed barnwood is processed wood that’s retrieved from its original use and salvaged.

 

    • Something new…The wood being repurposed allows for the creation of new furniture that can be customized to your specifications.

 

    • Something borrowed…Refer back to “something old” and further note that the process of creating the furniture results in less trees getting chopped down, which means there’s an element of sustainability in each piece.

 

    • Something blue…With reclaimed wood you can pick from different paint colors and stains, and get your wedding furniture finished in the style you want (even if that means you’d like blue barnwood tables).

 

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Customized Wedding Furniture For Your Day

Tables act as the centerpiece of a wedding. It’s where your guests will eat their food and socialize. Whether you opt for one reclaimed wood table or a whole wedding’s worth of our Amish tables, they are all custom made to fit your wedding vision. By getting a custom-made table, it will accommodate the length you need, the design you’re looking for and the chairs you can’t picture your wedding day without.

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The photos above, along with the ones below, are a sampling of the look you can get from reclaimed barnwood. Before purchasing our Amish-made furniture for your wedding, we recommend that you pick your venue. You’ll want your furniture to complement the look and space capacity the venue offers.

We know that your wedding day is a once-in-a-lifetime event. Reclaimed barnwood allows you to have unique decor that makes a statement all while helping the environment with salvaged wood.

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Stay tuned for more information on renting barnwood farm tables for weddings and other special events you’ll be planning!

What type of furniture do you picture at your wedding? Let us know in the comments below, or connect with us on Facebook and Twitter!

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Old Barn Star Sets up Shop on Etsy

The popular e-commerce site Etsy recently welcomed Old Barn Star to its rich network of suppliers. If you’ve never used Etsy, now’s a great time to check out our reclaimed barnwood furniture on it.

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Etsy, a Brooklyn-based company, was launched in June of 2005 to provide a fresh perspective on e-commerce — a grassroots alternative to sites like Amazon and E-Bay. Founder Robert Kalin came up with name as his interpretation of the Latin word “etsi”, meaning if. He saw it as a nonsense word and an appropriate moniker for a brand built from scratch.

As more consumers realized the merit in the original products offered by Etsy compared to mass-produced corporate output, more people have used Etsy to buy things for themselves and as gifts for their loved ones.

With its homespun and handcrafted offerings, we thought Etsy would be the perfect place for our Amish furniture. On our page, you’ll find a tasteful mixture of the labor intensive, rustic furniture you’ve come to expect from us. As always, you also have the option of contracting us to make the furniture you want. Make an account today and get started!

What would you like to see on our Etsy page? Let us know in the comments below, on Facebook or on Twitter!

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Our In-Stock Amish Furniture Specials

Historically, Old Barn Star has offered a wide variety of customized Amish furniture. We’ve decided to also offer you readymade in-stock items since we want to provide gorgeous furniture, handcrafted by the Amish, that you can bring home the same day.

Don’t worry; you can still order the custom reclaimed barnwood furniture you envision for your unique space, but now we have pieces ready to pick up right now, too!

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On the Old Barn Star In-Stock Specials page, you’ll find our most current batch of readymade furniture. If you have the itch for a beautiful piece of reclaimed furniture and you don’t want to wait, you can swing by our store and purchase whatever you see featured on this page.

Rest assured that all of our current and future in-stock specials have been instilled with the same patience, careful craftsmanship and rustic reclaimed barnwood that define all of our pieces. We just thought we’d go one further and make something available at a moment’s notice.

What kind of Amish furniture would you like to see in stock? Let us know in the comments below, on Facebook or on Twitter, and keep checking the page since our inventory of in-stock pieces will be frequently updated!