Custom Furniture Maker for Idaho Falls, Ammon, Rexburg and Rigby, Idaho

Custom furniture for eastern Idaho homes

Eastern Idaho sits along the Snake River plain, with Idaho Falls at about 4,712 feet, Ammon at 4,718, Rigby at 4,856 and Rexburg at 4,862. Winters here are cold and dry, and homes run their heat for months. JC Barger builds custom furniture for those rooms: dining tables, beds, coffee tables, media cabinets and desks, made to your measurements in our Kimberly, Idaho shop and delivered to your door at no charge.

A custom Parson dining table by JC Barger with upholstered dining chairs

Quick answers

  • Who builds custom furniture for Idaho Falls, Ammon, Rexburg and Rigby? JC Barger, a family shop in southern Idaho that has been building furniture for nearly three decades, delivers to all four cities and the surrounding area.
  • What does delivery cost? Delivery to eastern Idaho is free and includes white-glove setup in your home.
  • Will a solid wood table crack in an eastern Idaho winter? Wood moves with the air around it, and a heated room in a dry climate is a hard test. We build in Idaho's high desert, from solid hardwood, with finishes we blend in-house, and we size every piece to its room.

Why dry eastern Idaho winters change how a table is built

A semi-arid climate at 4,700 feet and up

Idaho Falls averages roughly 10 inches of precipitation a year, and January lows average around 12°F. Rexburg and Rigby run a little wetter, around 13 inches, and Rexburg's January lows average around 14°F. Cold outside air holds very little moisture, and once a furnace warms it, the air inside a house gets drier still.

Heated rooms and wood movement

Wood takes on and gives up moisture with the seasons. A tabletop built for a milder, more humid climate can shrink across the grain, open its joints and crack its finish once forced-air heat dries the room out. Good furniture is made with that movement in mind: solid hardwood, a finish blended for the wood and a size that suits the room.

How we build for it

JC Barger is a bench-made shop in Idaho's own high desert, so dry air is the condition we work in every day.

  • Solid hardwood. Our furniture is built from solid hardwood in our Kimberly shop.
  • In-house finish blends. We blend our finishes in-house, so the color and sheen suit the wood.
  • Sized to the room. A long table for an open kitchen and dining room, a desk for a spare bedroom office: we size the piece to the space it will live in.

Furniture for the way eastern Idaho lives

Idaho Falls

Idaho Falls is the region's hub, and its neighborhoods vary a good deal in scale.

  • Downtown. Around the Museum of Idaho and the Colonial Theatre, with older buildings and smaller footprints where a compact, well-proportioned table makes the most of the room.
  • The Numbered Streets. The city's first planned neighborhood, with established homes where a table or bed built to the exact room fits better than a standard size.
  • Snake River Landing. A master-planned community on the river's west bank, with newer, open floor plans that welcome a large-format table.
  • The West Side. Newer family homes where a table has to handle daily use and holiday dinners.

Ammon

Ammon sits directly east of Idaho Falls and has grown quickly, from about 13,800 people in 2010 to about 17,700 in 2020. Many Ammon homes are newer, with family rooms and open dining areas that call for a table sized to the room instead of a catalog standard.

Rexburg

Rexburg is home to BYU-Idaho, which counts about 20,000 on-campus students, and about a third of Rexburg households include children under 18. Young families outgrow a starter table quickly, and a solid hardwood table is built to last past the first set of kids and beyond.

Rigby

Rigby is the county seat of Jefferson County and calls itself the birthplace of television, a nod to inventor Philo Farnsworth, whose story is told at the Farnsworth TV and Pioneer Museum. Many residents commute to Rexburg or Idaho Falls, and the lots here run larger, with room for a big kitchen table that anchors the house.

Tables sized for big households

About a third of households in Idaho Falls and Rexburg include children under 18, and family gatherings tend to run large. We build tables that seat eight, ten or more, and benches that tuck in to save room. We also build conference tables, including 14-foot tables for offices and boardrooms. Send us the room's dimensions and how many you want to seat, and we'll propose a length, width and base that fit the space.

What we build for eastern Idaho

Dining and entertaining (Gather)

Custom dining tables, chairs and credenzas, sized from a breakfast nook to a large-format table that seats ten or more. Browse the Gather collection. The Parson Table is a good place to start for a sense of scale and proportion.

Bedroom furniture (Rejuvenate)

Beds, bunk beds, dressers and nightstands made to fit your room and your mattress. Browse the Rejuvenate collection.

Living room furniture (Settle)

Coffee tables, end tables, media cabinets and consoles for family rooms and living rooms. Browse the Settle collection.

Desks, boards and custom pieces (Create)

Home office desks, butcher block tops, charcuterie boards and one-off requests. Browse the Create collection.

Why eastern Idaho homeowners choose JC Barger

Direct from the maker

JC Barger is Josh and Christiana Harshbarger's family shop. You deal directly with the maker, which keeps the price free of showroom markup and lets your table be the length your room needs, in the wood and finish you choose.

Furniture is our focus

Most custom woodworking shops in the area build cabinets. We build freestanding furniture: tables, beds, desks and the pieces that go with them.

Built in the same dry air it will live in

We work in Idaho's high desert every day, so a table that spends its winters in a heated eastern Idaho home is a condition we know well.

Nearly three decades at the bench

We've been building furniture in southern Idaho for nearly three decades, and every piece is bench-made in our Kimberly shop from solid hardwood.

How a custom piece comes together

1. Tell us about the room. Send dimensions, photos or a sketch, and how you use the space. A phone call or email is all it takes to start.

2. Design and quote. We propose proportions, wood and finish, and put together a quote from your sketch, a photo of the room or a link to a piece you like.

3. Build. Your piece is built in our Kimberly shop.

4. Delivery and setup. We schedule delivery with you and set the piece in place in your home at no charge.

Free white-glove delivery to Idaho Falls, Ammon, Rexburg and Rigby

Delivery to Idaho Falls, Ammon, Rexburg, Rigby and the surrounding area is free, and it comes with white-glove setup: we bring the piece into your home and set it in place in the room it was built for. We schedule the delivery with you once your piece is finished.

Homes in Driggs, Victor and Tetonia are covered on our Teton Valley page, and Twin Falls and the Magic Valley are on our Twin Falls page.

Building or renovating in eastern Idaho

If you're building or finishing a home, order furniture once the floor plan is framed and the room dimensions are fixed. Permits and inspections depend on the city:

For local events and businesses, the Idaho Falls Chamber and the Rexburg Area Chamber are good places to start.

Serving eastern Idaho

JC Barger serves Idaho Falls, Ammon, Rexburg, Rigby and the surrounding area. Our shop is at 3303 Addison Ave, Kimberly, ID 83341, and you can reach us at (208) 731-3945 or through the contact page.

Frequently asked questions

Does JC Barger deliver custom furniture to Idaho Falls, Ammon, Rexburg and Rigby?

Yes. Delivery to eastern Idaho is free and includes white-glove setup in your home. We schedule the date with you once your piece is finished.

Who builds custom dining tables in Idaho Falls?

JC Barger builds them in our Kimberly, Idaho shop and delivers them to Idaho Falls. We're a family shop that has been building furniture in southern Idaho for nearly three decades.

Will a solid wood table crack in eastern Idaho winters?

Wood moves with the moisture in the air, so we build each piece for the conditions it will live in: solid hardwood, an in-house finish and a size that suits the room. Idaho Falls gets roughly 10 inches of precipitation a year, and we work in Idaho's high-desert air every day.

What elevation are Idaho Falls and Rexburg, and why does it matter for furniture?

Idaho Falls is about 4,712 feet and Rexburg about 4,862 feet. Cold, dry winters and heated indoor air are the main stress on a wood table or bed.

What size table seats a large family?

It depends on the room, so send us dimensions and how many you want to seat, and we'll propose length, width and base. We build tables that seat ten or more as well as smaller tables for breakfast nooks.

How much does a custom dining table cost?

Price depends on size, wood and finish, and we quote each piece to your room. For a sense of scale, our Parson Table, a dining table, is listed at $4,200. Send us the room and how you use it, and we'll put together a quote. Because we sell direct from the maker, the price stays free of showroom markup.

How long does a custom table take?

Timing depends on the piece and our current schedule. Send us what you have in mind, and we'll give you a date with your quote.

Can you build for a Craftsman or ranch-style home?

Yes. We build to the room, whatever the style of the house, matching proportions, wood and finish to what's already there.

Where do I check permits for a remodel or built-in?

Each city has its own office: Idaho Falls, Ammon, Rexburg and Rigby are all linked in the building section above.

Why choose a furniture maker over a cabinet shop?

Most custom woodworking shops in the area build cabinets. JC Barger builds freestanding furniture, bench-made from solid hardwood, so tables, beds and desks are the whole focus.