Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has a rich family-oriented heritage. When the early settlers arrived here, the area was covered with trees that had been standing for centuries, known as virgin forests. Today the huge barns they built are still sprinkled throughout the countryside. Occasionally in the booming economy and prosperity of our time, these magnificent buildings have to give way to new factories and developments.

That is where we, G&M Rustic Furniture come in – to salvage the beautiful centuries-old lumber and convert it into high quality furniture to bring the past into the homes of today! We are a family business that has been building quality rustic furniture for more than 35 years. With all this experience we are able the make custom pieces of many varieties. Generally, all we need to go by is a photo with a few sizes.

Since this furniture is hand-crafted from barn wood, no two pieces are exactly alike. As the lumber we use has aged, it has changed in color and darkened quite a bit. The darker outer side is called the patina. Generally, we only lightly hand sand the surface to save the old look, and even some original saw marks. But if someone prefers a lighter color, we can use the inside of the antique barn timbers where the wood has been more sheltered from the elements.