Hi! We’re Steve and Carina, a husband and wife team, and the creative minds behind The Rustic Mod by September Homestead. We reside in the beautiful Piedmont region of Virginia with our two sons, Ashton and Owen, and our motley crew of rescue animals - a mutt named Charley, a Llewellin Setter named Lily, a snuggly little PomChi named Popeye, three cats: Izzy aka Pizz Pizz, Ethel, and Fred, and an Eclectus parrot named Ziggy, who showed up in our barnyard one day and never left.

Two years ago, we decided that we really wanted to begin living a more intentional lifestyle. We were tired of the hustle and bustle, and keeping up with "The Joneses" just wasn't our thing anymore. Our hearts ached to find refuge in country where we could get our hands dirty, dig our bare feet into the soil, raise our family and a few chickens, and just... be. So, one day we decided to sell our big cookie cutter house and downsize. We purchased the first home we shared as a married couple a decade earlier. It was less than half the size of the house we were currently living in but it had a couple of acres and it felt like we were going home. It was the best decision we ever made, and we've never looked back.

We’ve always joked through the years that Steve was the stylish more modern half of the couple and Carina was the country, rustic half. Together we believe we balance each other out with our differences - throw in a little artistic and creative flair to the mix and The Rustic Mod was born.

As business professionals, we needed a creative outlet and found joy in working together to provide local, rustic, handcrafted wood decor. Together, we create every design and image; assemble, paint, and distress each and every piece by hand and package every order. It is just the two of us, and we love what we do and we wouldn’t change a thing.