ROOM
SCHEME IN A 16TH CENTURY FARMHOUSE. The brief here was not only
to gain useful storage space, but also to achieve better proportions
to an otherwise awkward section of the living room plus, to provide
for a cosier atmosphere, create the option of shutting off the adjoining
room.
Old re-claimed beams were used to build the timber framing and these
were joined in the true traditional manner of ‘draw-bored and pegged’
mortice and tenons. A good example of our attention to detail
can be seen in the carefully selected posts either side of the inglenook,
the curves of which match the shape of the brickwork. The passageway
door, cupboard doors and bookshelves were constructed out of boards
cut from large section antique beams. Note the subtle traces of ‘pit-sawing‘
and the lovely mellow colour of the doors, which match perfectly with
the natural aged patina of the beams. Old pine flooring was used for
the cupboard backboards and interior shelving. The wrought iron hinges,
latches and nails were hand-made and exhibit the characteristic black
stains to the timber, at their edges. Simple wooden catches hold the
cupboard doors shut. |