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For Home & Office

Custom Furniture

SEE HOME FURNISHINGS

Made in the USA

Industrial Style Furniture

VISIT OUR STUDIO

Sustainably Sourced

Reclaimed Steel & Natural Wood

SEE OFFICE FURNISHINGS

Authentic Vintage Materials

Historic Preservation

LEARN OUR STORY

Furniture & Art with a Story

Authentic Railroad

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From the Blog

Do You Want to Hear a Story?

Posted by Robert Hendrick on May 22nd 2026

It’s a family friendly dinner table sort of story for home. A classic tale to be told at work over y…

What We Really Do at Rail Yard Studios

Posted by Sally Hendrick on May 13th 2026

What we really do, or at least what we began doing, was good ole blue-collar labor. In fact, we stil…

Reclaimed Railroad Benches: The Enduring Story of Benton Avenue

Posted by Sally Hendrick on May 13th 2026

A Moment in History: The Classic Railcar Bench Experience Clara Whitmore arrived early, like she alw…

Where Steel Gets a Second Life

Posted by Sally Hendrick on May 6th 2026

The Poetry of the Scrapyard There’s a quiet poetry in a railroad scrapyard. Steel stacked high. Weat…

Three Words from the Rails: Jamboree, Timber Top, and Spikes

Posted by Sally Hendrick on Apr 23rd 2026

And what they have to do with the desks in front of you. Railroads built a language of their…

Where the Tracks Cross: The Story of the Railroad Frog

Posted by Sally Hendrick on Apr 20th 2026

What Is a Railroad Frog? If you hear someone talking about a frog on the railroad tracks, don’t pict…

Sleepers: The Strength Beneath the Rails

Posted by Sally Hendrick on Mar 26th 2026

Most people notice the rails. The steel. The shine. The motion. But the railroad doesn’t ru…

Where Two Lines Meet: The Story Behind the L&N Crossing Desk

Posted by Sally Hendrick on Mar 17th 2026

Railroad crossings are places of pause and power.Where paths intersect.Where steel meets steel.Where…

The Ergonomics of a Desk: Designing for the Way Real People Work

Posted by Sally Hendrick on Mar 11th 2026

A desk isn’t just a surface — it’s where your body and ideas spend hours together. When it’s designe…

Sleepers: The Foundation Beneath the Rails

Posted by Sally Hendrick on Mar 2nd 2026

Beneath every stretch of steel rail are sleepers — what we call railroad ties here in the U.S. They…

Custom Furniture

Industrial Style Furniture

Reclaimed Steel & Natural Wood

Historic Preservation

Authentic Railroad

For Home & Office

Custom Furniture

Made in the USA

Industrial Style Furniture

Sustainably Sourced

Reclaimed Steel & Natural Wood

Authentic Vintage Materials

Historic Preservation

Furniture & Art with a Story

Authentic Railroad

Featured Products

Frog Desk (No. 43)

Switchman's Side Table (No. 27, 30)

Crossing Coffee Table (No. 13)

Crossing Coffee Table (No. 11)

Double Track Coffee Table (No. 54)

Derailment Coffee Table (No. 32)

The Rail Yard Gambler (Poker Table)

Master Bridge Builder's Ballast Deck Desk (No. 45)

Switchpoint Desk with Boxcar Flooring Top

ICHABOD - Triangle Bone Heap

ICHABOD - Grey Bone Heap

ICHABOD - Diptych Twin Bone Heaps

From the Blog

Do You Want to Hear a Story?

What We Really Do at Rail Yard Studios

Reclaimed Railroad Benches: The Enduring Story of Benton Avenue

Where Steel Gets a Second Life

Three Words from the Rails: Jamboree, Timber Top, and Spikes

Where the Tracks Cross: The Story of the Railroad Frog

Sleepers: The Strength Beneath the Rails

Where Two Lines Meet: The Story Behind the L&N Crossing Desk

The Ergonomics of a Desk: Designing for the Way Real People Work

Sleepers: The Foundation Beneath the Rails