Spaces & Bars

Give people a place to remember

You may have a room that needs a focal point, a bar that should feel like part of your business, or a gathering space that deserves more than standard furnishings.

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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.

SHB builds custom bars, stave walls, counters and related features around the character and use of the space. We consider the visible surfaces and the practical details together, with the fabrication scope defined for the project.

Horizontal wood staves form a feature wall behind a table in a furnished room. — A stave wall gives the room texture and a distinct backdrop.

A wall clad in staggered barrel staves frames a doorway in a Moscow Mills home. — Barrel staves and original bung details frame the doorway.

Start with the experience

Who will use the space? What should they notice? What has to work behind the scenes? Those questions help turn a collection of pieces into a connected result.

Rustic Roots shows how bar fronts, shelving and working details come together. Boarding House Bistro shows how barrel features and wayfinding can support the experience across a venue. Kentucky Burn and Adventure Unknown show other ways the same material heritage can become a distinctive commercial setting.

Barrel pyramid with a central Boarding House Bistro cap at the end of a vaulted stone cellar with tables and stools. — Barrel work gives The Cellar a focal point within its existing stone setting.

Finished Kentucky Burn bar with wood-stave surfaces and barrel-front details. — The Kentucky Burn bar in its finished setting.

Barrel-stave wall behind the Speakeasy sign and two lounge chairs in Adventure Unknown’s cigar lounge. — The stave wall in Adventure Unknown’s cigar lounge.

Bring the space into the conversation

Photos, approximate dimensions, drawings and a sense of the atmosphere you want are useful starting points. Tell us who is handling the surrounding construction and installation so responsibilities are clear from the beginning.

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