To give the Founding Farmers restaurant in Tysons Corner, Virginia, real maker authenticity, GrizForm Architects had some barn builders come from Vermont to lay out a frame and hoist it up over the bar. Quirky touches abound: twigs and moss embedded in resin, the silhouette of a tree laser-cut from a sheet of steel, and a diorama of how marshmallows are made recessed into the bar counter.

With the backdrop of a tree laser-cut from a sheet of steel, fabrics used in the dining room feel homespun but still stylish. The powder coat finish on the pendant lamps suggests classic tin buckets.