Rustic Roots

A bar with a character of its own

At Rustic Roots, the bar is a focal point of the setting. Stave surfaces, dark counters and wood-framed details give it warmth and structure, while the shelving and working surfaces support the practical side of the space.

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Wide corner view of the Rustic Roots bar with staggered stave fronts, dark counters, a metal foot rail and bottle shelving. — Custom bar work that gives the whole setting its character.

Setting: Commercial bar
Details: Barrel-stave facing, shelving and rebar footrails through the original bung holes

The work belongs together

The bar front gives an immediate sense of the material. The back-bar arrangement carries that character through the room. Closer views reveal the cabinetry, counter grain and sink area that make the finished setting more than a single attractive photograph.

A relationship with history

Rustic Roots appeared alongside SHB in a community-partner post in 2021. The completed bar photographs shown here are from November 2025.

Angled view along the finished Rustic Roots bar with stave facing and back-bar shelving. — The bar, shelving and stave surfaces work together at Rustic Roots.

Wide view of Rustic Roots back-bar shelving framed by horizontal wood staves above under-counter coolers. — Shelving and stave surfaces give the back bar its rhythm.

Close view of a broad wooden surface beside the Rustic Roots bar, showing grain, knots and joined boards. — A closer look at the wood surface and its natural character.

Dark sink and faucet set into a wood counter beside a stave-covered wall. — Practical details belong in the story of a working bar.

Wood-framed lower bar cabinetry with dark inset panels beneath the counter. — A closer view of the cabinetry and contrasting surfaces.

A small opening with a useful purpose

The rebar footrails pass through the original bung holes in the barrel staves. The barrel’s construction becomes part of the bar’s function: a place to rest your feet, built into the material itself.

SHB used this detail on both Rustic Roots bars. The shop close-up and installed view show how the welded supports and long rail come together. Functional rebar details like these have become part of the shop’s signature.

Close view of a welded rebar footrail support passing through a round bung hole in a barrel stave on the workshop bench. — The Rustic Roots footrail detail, before installation.

Rebar footrail follows a barrel-stave bar front at Rustic Roots, with supports passing through the original bung holes under colored lighting. — The footrail uses the staves’ original bung holes. SHB built this detail into both Rustic Roots bars.

What this can mean for your space

If you want a bar or gathering area with a distinct identity, start with the room, the people using it and the details that must work. We can discuss the fabricated elements that would make the difference.

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