Krafka Kraft Inc.

These rough sawn, douglas fir, barn beams came from a family barn our client had torn down. He requested that they be made into floating shelves. They turned out beautifully, if we don’t say so ourselves. They were sanded lightly, satin finished with polyurethane, and mounted using 12 inch steel rods embedded into wall studs. This is another sleek and stylish example of perfectly melding the old with the new.

These laundry room counter tops were made with refurbished barn wood from our client’s family barn that was taken down. The client had the basin and the bases for both pieces and asked that we frame the basin and make a top for the base that fit over the hampers. We delight in giving old, used things new life. Both tops were lightly sanded to reduce splintering while retaining their rustic allure. They were then finished with satin polyurethane, joined and affixed to their bases. These are two great examples of how well the old can meld with and complement the new.

A customer came to us last year around this time with a proposition. He had a pile of wood from a family barn that had been torn down and asked if we wouldn’t mind using that wood in a number of projects throughout the house he was having built. We were only too happy to oblige. This tray ceiling was accented with that very same rough sawn fir lumber. The fir boards were satin finished then cut to length and installed on site. It was decided to leave the lumber unsanded to maintain that rustic barn quality, which contrasts magnificently with the sleek, straight, white lines that comprise the rest of the room.