ne of the unique features of our kitchen is the ceiling. The ceiling is made from reclaimed barnwood backs with beading on one side. They have been hand sanded and painted with an off white egg shell paint. This allows the natural sap and oils of the woods to bleed through for a truly distinctive finish. The ceiling beams are miscellaneous woods and include hemlock and pine, elm or ash. They are complete with mortise pockets. The pockets and the checks are all part of the natural look of the beam. The real feature here is the way rough hewn square beams and same style round beams have been mixed to create an uncommon design.

The header beam leading into our breakfast nook silo is a slab beam - or a beam that has been cut in half. You’ll also notice a band of slab beams bordering the nook ceiling. The use of slabs in these areas allows us to continue the design to the ceiling, without overpowering the smaller area with large beams. To maintain the integrity of the beam, the minimum thickness of our slab beams is 3”. The wood used for the nook ceiling is chestnut, with assorted 4x4 beams completing the silo design.