EnGrained

We installed a walnut floating shelf on our blue accent wall recently, and we think it looks great!!

Many of my loyal followers don’t know I am not a woodworker full time. I’m definitely chasing that dream! But in the meantime I’m a climbing arborist. I spend most of my time every week in the trees 🌳trimming them up, addressing problem branches and even removing dying or dead trees. Can anyone tell me what species I’m working in here???

We had some nice weather today, so we let these striped beauties take a dip...in mineral oil. They’re almost ready to hand off to gift-givers, marking the end of enGrained’s 2020 holiday commitments.
Now it’s time to focus our thoughts on family, food and figuring out what great products we’re going to offer to you in the new year.

Hi! Remember us? We’re still here, just...less social. It’s the holidays, and that means sanding date nights. We have a huge custom cherry workhorse order to fulfill, and we’re dedicated to the challenge. Devin is passing the time by binge-watching The Office before it leaves Netflix. (Is there a more 2020 thing to do, Netflix?! Oh, The West Wing too? 💔) Meanwhile, Lois is staying motivated with jammy ‘90s and 2000s tunes. Thank you to everyone who placed orders from enGrained and small makers like us this year. We appreciate you!

We’re more than a little jealous of the lucky people receiving these personalized striped serving boards for Christmas. Switching up our classic walnut-maple (center) for exotic rust-red padauk and rich purple heart versions gives us all the 😍.

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I spent the weekend hanging out with friends, family and this American elm tree. After acquiring some new equipment this winter, I was itching to add it to my climbing saddle. It was a great excuse to get outdoors.

Does anyone remember when it wasn’t snowing in Omaha? I’m recalling 50 degrees in January. Yeah. Memories. Well, I found one of the few acceptable days in February to slab up a section of trunk. It didn’t disappoint. I’m looking forward to the beautiful pieces I’ll create with it.

If you haven’t been, you need to check it out, Omaha. See what northeast Nebraska has been raving about. Their décor is beautiful—we have some in our home!

OMAHA!! Are you looking for unique decor pieces to make your home stand out?

We work with local artisans & curate collections of great finds to bring you a look that can’t be found anywhere else!!

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The wood stove is getting a workout this week. Brr! It’s nice to have all the leftovers from tree jobs at the ready right outside. Nothing goes to waste 👍🏻

Today’s view from the office is brought to you by self-employment. I’m doing some alfresco slabbing before the forecasted white stuff rolls in tonight. This linden tree surprised me—I didn’t anticipate such great detail out of it. Still in queue: some undeniably gorgeous walnut logs that we harvested with this tree last week. Lots of future project potential here.