Fence Wood Bar Top Detail
A Detail that Shapes the Guest Experience
Some of the most memorable wedding spaces aren’t defined by scale — they’re defined by detail.
The fence wood bar top at La Joya Dulce is one of those design decisions that quietly carries weight. Built from reclaimed-style fence wood and integrated into a functional bar surface, it brings texture, warmth, and authenticity into the guest experience without ever trying too hard.
Within the larger design of the venue, it’s not just a bar top — it’s part of a broader intention to create spaces that feel grounded, layered, and emotionally resonant from the moment guests arrive. Built from reclaimed-style fence wood and finished into a functional bar surface, it brings warmth, texture, and a sense of place to the experience. It’s rustic, but intentional. Raw, but refined. And it’s one of those design choices guests feel before they ever consciously notice it.
La Joya Dulce has nine linear miles of wood fencing. With distinctive black paint, our fences make great photo backdrops for Steamboat Springs ranch weddings.
Our neighbors, Matt and Christie Belton, had similar fencing (but without the black paint). They are replacing the wood with a welded steel fence. More practical (but less pretty). Matt asked if we wanted the old fence boards, so we picked up a few loads. Wayne turned a few of the boards into a new rustic bar top.
Horses sometimes like to chew wood, and you can see the results of that on the edges of the bar top.
The bar top is seven feet long, which is a great size to go on top of a couple oak wine barrels. Looks good outside or in La Joya Dulce’s barn. (Did you know we have Steamboat’s only wedding and event barn?)
The bar top was created in Wayne’s workshop. He used hand planes to partially smooth the surface and to get rid of splinters. But he stopped planing to allow some of the weathered texture to remain.
The bar top got four coats of varnish, so a spilled drink isn’t going to bother it.
The bar top and the wine barrels are included (along with lots of other goodies) at no extra charge. We want to make your Steamboat Springs ranch wedding a special day!