Holiday deadlines: personalized orders by Dec 7, ready designs by Dec 13. Free US shipping.

Shop signs

Signs hand-painted on real bourbon barrels.

We're two makers in Kentucky. We paint names, homes and hometowns on staves and heads reclaimed from used Kentucky bourbon barrels. Every letter is stenciled and painted by hand. No vinyl.

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A weathered bourbon barrel with iron hoops; four staves and the head are hand-painted with Stave & Spur designs
Raw charred bourbon barrel stave before lettering

This is where every sign starts

A stave from a used Kentucky bourbon barrel. Char on the inside, nail holes, cooper's marks. We keep as much of that as we can, so no two signs match.

Proof before we paint

How a custom sign works — same steps whether you order on Etsy or here.

  1. Pick a font and a finish, and type the name at checkout exactly as you want it painted.
  2. Within 24 hours (Monday to Friday) we email you a digital proof.
  3. Reply APPROVED and we paint it. It ships 3 to 5 business days after that, free within the US.
We don't ship until you've seen exactly what we'll paint.

How proofs work

Hand-painted lettering on a bourbon barrel stave

A few pieces we only make here, to order.See the site-only pieces

Closing gifts for realtors — barrel heads with the buyer's new address, ready for the handoff.See realtor options

The same signs are on Etsy when the listing is live.StaveandSpur on Etsy