Welcome to Grain by Grain
We're so happy you're here. You'll find much to explore in our newsletter, like everything you didn't know you needed to know about caring and maintaining your BirchBarn products, trends in interior design, conversations with clients and partners, as well as a touch of education on our process. Thanks for dropping by - now get comfortable and dig in!
Grain by Grain Newsletter
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Interior Design 
Comfort is an Aesthetic
Comfort via small talk and dessert for lunch on top of a swirly slab of oak.
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Interior Design 
Where the Work Takes Us
How one client created a dedicated home office space with the help of some creamy maple hardwood.
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Interior Design 
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Engraved Gifts 
A fun-ctional heirloom they can use together
By Shelley Swanson When a customer comes in seeking a Personalized Wedding Cutting Board, we often ask the most un-romantic questions to help them...
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Interior Design 
Against the Grain of Coastal Design
By Shelley Swanson I am going to be completely honest - I was in love with this client's space immediately. To walk into a home on the coastline a...
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Interior Design 
Wood is the Main Character
The look of natural wood grains inside the home is taking root in the design world. Perhaps this a sign that we're craving spaces that induce calm ...
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Stories 
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Gift Ideas 
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Time to Pivot
Most people don’t realize that wood is physically warm to the touch, especially when compared to a stone surface that is always cold…which is just ...
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Stories 
Love the Wood: The BirchBarn Designs Story
It all started with a cutting board and a desire to make cool things out of wood inside a garage that had a barn-like feel.
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Stories 
How you do anything is how you do everything
We began with colorful, hardwood cutting boards, but Matt was never going to be satisfied to just be the cutting board guy. Our new digital marketp...
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Hope this doesn't leave a STAIN on our relationship
We are often asked to stain our custom designs, but the answer will almost always be no. For us, the shades of wood that nature offers is all the p...
