Saturday, August 8, 2009

Log Beds Minnesota Made - ON SALE!







Log Beds by Vienna Woodworks
Over the past eight years, we have added several styles of log beds to our collection of rustic log furniture. Our standard log beds are one of our biggest sellers, and they are available in regular and small spindle styles, double cross piece headboards, half log side rails, arched and sunburst. We also make a lot of log bunk beds, a popular option for many cabin and lake home owners who want to conserve space.

Log beds can be made with northern white cedar, hickory, juniper and pine. We are open to your specific design requests, and our prices are extremely reasonable. In addition to the traditional log beds that we offer, we also make log slab beds, mission style beds and barnwood beds. Pricing can be found at our website at http://www.viennawoodworks.com/logbeds.html.
Many different photos of our log beds and matching case goods can be viewed at our photo gallery http://cid-d2d54cc0231026eb.skydrive.live.com/browse.aspx/Rustic%20Portfolio
Here you will find several of the different ways that these beds can be constructed. We have many unique rustic furniture pieces in the gallery.

All beds are made to be safe, strong and sturdy, and complete sets come with side rails that easily snap together to join headboard and footboard. They are first buffed and sanded to be smooth and beautiful, and once carefully assembled and tested for safety, finished with several clear coats of furniture grade catalyzed lacquer to protect and enhance the natural grain and knots in the wood. If you want to use a box spring, that won't be a problem at all. However, it is not necessary to use one as we can provide you with the slats that will support your mattress as well. We also provide a mattress support for queen, king and california king sizes, which addes extra support to the middle portion of the mattress.

It is also possible to purchase the log headboard only, so if you would like to go with this option, just let us know and we will provide you with a price quote. The headboards can be easily attached to a traditional bed frame, which has been a popular option for many resorts and hotels that we have worked with in the past.
Currently our cedar and hickory log beds are on sale! Check out the great prices in our rustic furniture web store - you will not be disappointed. Our prices may be lower than our competition but we guarantee that the quality and the value of our furniture is not!!!!



















Thursday, July 23, 2009

Reclaimed Barnwood


Reclaiming a part of the past
We are in the process of taking down this barn in Waseca, MN, which was built in 1919. The roof is leaking, and the structure is compromised, so rather than let this piece of history deteriorate any further, we are taking it down piece by piece in order to save the beautiful old wood.

This wood will be stored in our storage facility so that we can use it to continue building the many different pieces of furniture that we have been creating in our shop.
Last week while we were taking off the shingles, a man stopped by and told us that he would like us to take his old barn down before winter. It's pretty exciting to be able to have such local access to this beautiful wood. Although it is a lot of work, it is time well spent!

Our collection of barn wood furniture is growing every week, and will hopefully continue to grow based on the many requests for custom orders that we receive. We have done several barnwood kitchen cabinet projects this summer, and have also been working on a few reclaimed wood flooring projects in addition to the other rustic furniture that we are currently building.

More pictures and updates will be added as our project progresses!






Friday, July 17, 2009

Hickory Log Couch





Hickory Log Couch
With Twig side and Back
Our latest creation was made based on the request of one of our customers. While we have our standard line of rustic and contemporary furniture designs, we will build the products that you want, the way you want them! Custom orders are never a problem for us so feel free to come to us with your ideas! No project is too big or too small for us, and many options are available to both retail and wholesale customers. You can contact us through the webstore or by phone - 507-835-4048 or email info@viennawoodworks.com.

Thank you for viewing our blog, we appreciate any questions or comments from anyone who has something to say regarding rustic furniture!







Sunday, July 12, 2009

Wholesale Rustic Furniture, Log Furniture, Barn Wood Furniture For the Hospitality Industry




Wholesale Rustic Furniture, Log Furniture, Barn Wood Furniture and Contemporary Furniture for Commercial Use and the Hospitality Industry

Our wholesale division has been creating furniture for hotels, motels, resorts, restaurants, bars, casinos, banks, condos and lodges throughout the U.S.


Some of the products that we provide include:
  • Restaurant Booths
  • Bar Stools
  • Dining Chairs
  • Benches
  • Dining Tables
  • Bars
  • Bar Tables and Pub Tables
  • Railings
  • Bathroom Vanity
  • Rustic High Chairs and Booster Seats
  • Cabinets
  • Ski Lockers
  • Storage Lockers and Benches
  • Garage Organizers
  • Waiting Room Seating
  • Store Display racks
  • Store signs
  • Shelving
  • Kitchen Cabinets
  • Rustic Flooring
  • Commercial Bed Room Furniture
  • Credenzas
  • Commercial Desks and Chairs
  • Concierge Desks
  • Recycling Bins
  • All furniture will be made to stand up to commercial use!

Custom orders are always welcome! Please visit us at http://www.rusticraft.net/ to view our photo gallery and request factory direct pricing.

References are available upon request.



Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Barn Wood Bunk Bed


Barn Wood Bunk Bed from Reclaimed Fence Wood

The barnwood bunk bed pictured is made from reclaimed fence wood. In our efforts to be a green company, we have been using salvaged wood from various sources in Minnesota in order to build sturdy furniture that is appealing and rustic. None of the wood that we use is treated lumber! We recently had a customer who was concerned about our wood being treated, however, we can assure you that we never use treated lumber for our furniture. Even the barn wood that we use is not treated, as it is over 100 years old, and is primarily from the interior of old barns. We carefully inspect all wood to ensure that it has never been treated, and we sand and buff all of the "dirt" off as well.

Of course we can't speak for other companies out there who are using reclaimed fence wood as to whether or not their lumber is treated but at Vienna Woodworks Rustic Furniture Co, we can tell you that this is not the case. Making sure that our wood is healthy and sturdy is extremely important. While it may look rustic, it is also completely sturdy or we do not use it.

We also have rustic bunkbeds that are made from hickory log and white cedar log. We are not limited to just these wood species though. If you want oak or pine for example, we can make them out of those woods as well. In addition, the style that you see pictures can be modified to suit your personal preference. Just say the word and we'll make it!

As a matter of fact, we were just recently asked to modify our log cedar bunk beds, so check back in a week or so, because I'll be posting the new pictures here. You can also view our newest products in our webstore, which also has all of our prices. Some of the cedar log furniture is on sale right now so check it out!










Saturday, June 20, 2009

Barn Wood furniture - Barn Wood Bar Table and Barn Wood Stools

Barn Wood Bar Table and Barn Wood Bar Stool
Our barnwood furniture selection is growing every week. Many of the items that we offer in our online web store are per the request of our customers, who always enjoy the custom products that we can build! To see the newest barn wood furniture products please visit the web store. http://www.viennawoodworks.com/ Vienna Woodworks is centrally located in the United States, in Waseca, Minnesota. We ship or delivery to all 48 continental states and also to Canada. Shipping is usually through a drop ship carrier, and we search to find the most economical shipping price that we can for your particular location. Shipping is based on zip code and weight and we do not add any packaging and handling fees to the price at all.
Let us know what you have in mind, and we will build it just for you.



Friday, May 22, 2009

Log High Chair




Our New Baby Log High Chair
This high chair is made from northern white cedar log, and is also available in hickory log and dimensional wood. We can also make it in a barnwood style! The high chair was designed and built upon the request of several customers and we are happy to be able to add another product to our line of rustic furniture. We are currently working on some rustic log toddler bed designs and should have some photos available shortly.
If you would like to see pricing for this product, as well as check out some of our other rustic products, please visit our store. The link for Vienna Woodworks can be found at the top right of the blog.
We continue to be busy this year, thanks to all of our great customers. We really appreciate the orders!! Our rustic barn wood vanity and our adirondack vanity have been our most popular items, and in addition we have been working on many kitchen cabinet projects.
Custom orders are always welcome, feel free to call us at 888-625-7570 to talk about rustic furniture options!






Monday, December 1, 2008

Red Cedar and Juniper Rustic Furniture


Red Cedar And Juniper Log Furniture

By Vienna Woodworks

These pieces will "pop" in your cabin or log home. The rich colors and characteristics of this beautiful wood will stand out in any room, especially if you have a knotty pine or white cedar interior. These are just a sampling of what we can provide. Contact us for custom pieces and a quote! Mix and match your rustic furniture and bring the beauty of nature indoors to create a natural elegance.






















Saturday, September 13, 2008

More Barnwood Vanities and Rustic Vanities

Our Latest in Rustic Vanities and Cabinets

Authentic Barnwood Toilet Cabinet

Authentic Barnwood Vanities




Northern White Cedar Log Vanity
High End Rustic Barnwood Vanities









Rustic Log Vanity





Sunday, June 29, 2008

A Family Business Grows

Made One Piece At A Time By Hand
Furniture Made by Christopher Wiener
One factor that keeps our rustic furniture unique is that it is hand made. Building furniture by hand, one piece at a time enables us to provide pieces that are one of a kind. While we follow a basic design for each piece of furniture, no two are completely alike. If we were to mass produce our furniture, we would have to run the logs through a big machine, and turn them into large dowels that would all be exactly alike. Creating "machined" log furniture doesn't fit our vision of what log furniture or rustic furniture really is. Above photo is Chris - owner, builder and Dad
It is less artistic, has little to no character, and is what we consider to be "cookie cutter" furniture. Removing all of the beauty of nature leaves a much more sterile look to the logs.

Don't get me wrong, there are companies that are mass producing log furniture in this manner, and they make a great product. In addition, you can find it all over the internet and in many stores and shops across the country. It is priced to sell, and it does. For those who like a plainer, (no pun intended) less rutic look, machined made log furniture is an excellent option. Price wise, it is quite economical. In addition, this type of rustic furniture can be made very quickly, reducing turn around times significantly.

This is not the case for our hand made, high end rustic furniture. Our lead times are anywhere from 4-6 weeks during the winter months, and 6-8 weeks during our busy season from March to October. Most customers are willing to wait for hand made to order furniture. We don't carry an inventory (however we have started to pre build and stock some of the basic components used to build some of our more common pieces) due to the fact that many people have custom requests when they order from us. Nine times out of ten, our customers ask us to build them something that varies slightly from the examples that can be found on our website. Having this option available has given us the opportunity to create pieces that are designed by us together with our customers, which creates a much more personal service to them. This is something that we love being able to do, and we would not want it any other way!

It has been an extremely busy spring and summer, and our lead times have crept up to the 8-10 week turn around time. The majority of our customers appreciate what we are able to provide for them at much lower prices than our direct competition, and they have been acceptionally understanding (for the most part). I don't know of any company large or small that is immune from back order situations, and of course we are no exception to this. It's something that all companies deal with. Some of our suppliers for crib hardware, pool table pockets and bed brackets have also been faced with these parts being on back order as well, which in turn has directly effected our turn around time this spring.

As we have grown as a company this year, we have had our three children helping in the shop from time to time, and have also had as many as five contractors working with us in our shop to crank out some of the larger furniture orders that our wholesale division has produced. We have also put on a large addition to our shop, which was very necessary to have the room to run our various machines and do the finishing. In addition we added on to our show room and lumber storage areas.

It has been exciting, rewarding and stressful! Do we still enjoy what we do? Absolutely. Are there days that we wonder why we decided to go full time building custom hand made rustic furniture? I would be lying if I said no. But for the most part, we are (on a smaller scale) going through the exact same growing pains and situations as any other company.

Our customers are the reason that we love our jobs here at Vienna Woodworks Rustic Furniture. So let me take this opportunity to thank each and every one of those who trusted us to build them furniture that they love. We have yet to have any unsatisfied customers - when it comes to the furniture itself. When it comes to the turn around time, and the drop ship delivery situation, most have been quite patient and understanding. There are always exceptions to this, which is why I practically beg and plead that people read our http://www.viennawoodworks.com/rustic-furniture-terms-conditions.html terms and conditions before they place an order, so that they will have accurate and reasonable expectations. Remember folks, 6-8 weeks is a guideline during the busy season, and delays do happen. We care about each and every order, and do everything possible to build your furniture as quickly as possible. We will continue to look for ways to improve turn around.

While I despise having to have such strict and impersonal guidelines on our terms and conditions page, I do so in order to be as upfront as possible, and also because my attorney told me I have to! Although I have yet to see any company be sued for having a product on back order due to unforeseen delays or delayed delivery times due to weather, accidents or traffic!! As I say at the end of that very long winded terms and conditions page, we strive to do all that we can to be as fair and accommodating as possible. Our customers are why we exist, and we truly value them, no matter how large or small the order they place.

Our family strives to keep our business personal, to provide the best value possible by building reasonably priced high quality rustic furniture, to fulfill customer expectations to the best of our ability and to be as accommodating as possible. Recently we had a customer who said that our furniture was well worth the wait. Comments like that are what makes what we do so incredibly satisfying!

Beth


Tuesday, June 10, 2008

What's Hot In High End Rustic Furniture?


The hot items this year so far have been our log table and chair sets which have been especially popular with the resorts who were looking for high quality rustic furniture at very reasonable prices, as well as our various types of rustic vanities - check it out -http://www.viennawoodworks.com/rubava.html here!! Our log baby cribs have been a big hit, but the arched barnwood bed seems to be extremely popular as well.


It's been extremely busy this spring, which doesn't leave much time for many other things, including blogging! Hopefully we will be able to write more and post some of our up coming show information sometime this summer. We are a family run business, and all of us here have been pitching in to try to keep up.

We have some exciting new furniture pieces coming up - and will be posting them very soon, so check back and take a look.
Thanks for stopping by!


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