Ever since Pop taught me how to read a measuring tape and to build a cabinet, I’ve been hooked on the various forms of architecture that have evolved over the centuries. From the five orders that have fashioned the aesthetics of building from the renaissance, to the mid evil and gothic designs of 15th and 16th century England, I’ve had a passion to create interiors that standout above the norm.
Here are some photographs of a job we completed a while back, that drew inspiration from some 16th century English manor. This was my first opportunity to build something in a Tudor fashion and immediately fell in love with this style. The old world look and feel of this room gives one the feeling of being in a mid-evil style castle from and era that has long since past. We tried to stay true to the authenticity of this style by building everything out of quarter sawn white oak, which was the wood of choice because of its durability, warmth and its abundance.
This was truly a custom job and we spent many months manufacturing arches, moldings, panels and cabinetry for this mansion.
For more on Tudor interiors I’ve included some links to companies the have helped inspire us in the construction this job.
http://www.stuartinteriors.ltd.uk/
2 responses so far ↓
1 Eric // Feb 7, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Fantastic job! The panels are very interesting. They appear to be alternating shades of light and dark. Did you achieve this with your finishing or was it grain orientation?
2 Pop in Training // Feb 9, 2008 at 10:02 am
Thanks, the two tone look was created by adding a glaze in the corners to give it that aged look. I believe it was van-dyke brown that we used .
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