Stunning Surfaces
FOR UNFORGETTABLE HOMES
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BY M A RY LY N N H E ATH
e all know that satisfied feeling when we find the amazing, unusual or soulful room design that commands our attention—we say, “Yes! This is it!” There are thousands of hours in design, labor and discretion committed to bringing perfect furniture and room design to fruition. Hours reclaiming wood from a barn on the plains in Kansas, Texas and Oklahoma. Finding, dismantling, stripping and polishing a steel door made to contain fires in a factory in Massachusetts in 1900. Perhaps the wood for our panels needs nothing. Wanting to only preserve it and not change it in any way, the woodshop dedicates hundreds of hours formulating a proprietary finish. One that doesn’t change the color or sheen, and so unique and preserving that it becomes their signature, patent pending mixture. Only woodworkers and designers can truly appreciate the labor and talent it takes to make stunning into reality. From imagination, to engineering, to crafting and building—to the people who live with the spaces and enjoy their utility and beauty every day—some rooms simply deserves the laud and respect of publishing.
Massachusetts,” Bela Fodrovics, Halkett Woodworking general manager, said. “Materials which were scarce because of the pandemic a year ago are becoming more available,” he adds. Bela says Halkett Woodworking obtains mahogany and rosewood imported from Africa, and maple and cherry from North America. “A lot of it comes from Canada,” he says. CONTINUED ON PAGE 50 ›
ABOVE: ONE-INCH THICK, FLOOR-TO-CEILING, MAHOGANY PANELS ARE EASILY
INSTALLED DIRECTLY ONTO THE STUDS, ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR DRYWALL. “THIS SAVES THE BUILDER A LOT OF MONEY,” FODROVICS SAID. BELOW: HALF-HEIGHT, PRIMED AND PAINTED MAPLE PANELS ADD COLONIAL STYLE TO STAIRWAYS AND HALLWAYS.
Wainscot panels transform $400,000 homes into looking like multi-million dollar castles off the shores of England or France. This study from designer Richard Kiefner of Narberth, Pennsylvania, offers a built-in office desk and is the focus of this unforgettable room. Framing the desk are lambskin leather panels—a very traditional design. The entire reddish stain is illuminated from the natural light of the window and the bright white, art-deco ceiling. The walls, desk, and shelving are milled from curly maple, usually reserved for cabinets. “Maple is very versatile and we can get it from New Jersey and
RIGHT: FULL-HEIGHT, MAPLE, WAINSCOT PANELS ENHANCE THIS HOME ENTRY. WITH HALKETT WOODWORKING’S SEALING TREATMENT, THE WALLS AND CEILINGS CAN LAST AS LONG AS THE HOME, WITH ELEGANCE AND DURABILITY.
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