Texas Lightsmith contact Fletcher@abmwood.com

svandercam Where can I find those bar stools?

geneabramov I can't seem to find this exact hood from this photo- Also wondering if the hood here has been painted or anything? Seems to have a blue/green tint opposed to just sliver/metal - Finally, wondering who did the wood bottom / pedestals for the hood - Thanks!

Antique Building Materials, Inc. This is a custom range hood. We can build any hood according to your specifications, typically much less than mass-produced units of other groups. Please let me know if you would like a quote. Fletcher -Antique Building Materials - Fletcher@abmwood.com

Antique Building Materials, Inc. I am not sure you can successfully add a stain after application of oil. You may be able to simply add more linseed oil in hope of permeating the wood and possibly reducing the visible scratches. They may have only applied one or two coats, therefore not deeply permeating the wood. Before you apply more oil, I would try the following in as inconspicuous area of the top (possibly on a bottom side): first, sand with a fine grit paper, then rub in a lacquer thinner. Let it dry, apply another step of the thinner and rub the surface along the grain with a cloth in hope of removing the oil. Then try a water based stain by trying to press the stain into the wood. Let it somewhat dry, rub off and repeat.

My favorite stain is the Minn Wax Provencial as a base. Then we dilute the base with 2:1 mineral spirits to stain. We apply with the grain, then across the grain and wipe off any shiny spots after a few minutes. Typically one or two more of these same steps exposes the natural wood colors.

Frankly, your first step should be to contact the person that sold you the counter top and hold them accountable. Even if they say nothing can be done, press the issue with them as the counter top was an investment, not simply a purchase.

Good luck and I hope I provided some level of assistance.

Fletcher

Mary Luther Can you share the paint technique on the island? Great colors!!

Antique Building Materials, Inc. It is honed granite, but I do not know the original granite color. Hopefully your stone supplier can determine via the photograph. Good luck and thank you for inquiring. We are building beautiful counter tops from our antique white oak and hickory. We will be using antique walnut to craft counter tops for our next project.
Take care,
Fletcher

Kacey Gaige Do you have more pictures of this kitchen?

Antique Building Materials, Inc. I believe my client selected antique elm and had a local man build this. If you do not care for the orange/red appearance, then heart pine would NOT be recommended. IF you indeed select antique heart pine, obtain samples of the stock the shop plans to use and have someone else with knowledge of woods determine the approximate grade. Large sawmill operations in the area should be able to provide you a contact for this service. Your island will be a focal point of your home and a little extra effort may prove to be of huge benefit.

If you are considering "new heart pine", it is not great alternative to true, #1 Grade antique heart pine. It is much softer and will lack the density of antique.


Unfortunately, in our industry, the term "antique heart pine" is overused and abused. In my opinion, wood must generally be salvaged from structures built in the 1800s, no later than 1905, to be considered antique. Later than that, it is simply just old wood. Professional timber graders have to devote a tremendous amount of time earning their degree. Whereas anyone else in the trade can sound like an expert to a novice. Commonly, people simply differentiate as #1 or #2 Grade, including me. In my opinion, #1 Grade timbers/dimension lumber or river recovered logs, must have a MINIMUM of 15+ growth rings, per 1 inch of growth. This reflects that the tree only expanded 1" in 15+ years. This would be the only suitable antique heart pine for your application or for quality flooring.


The #2 Grade material is much more common, less desirable and therefore cheaper for suppliers to acquire. Unfortunately, before I started our business 8 years ago, a local milling group supplied our "antique heart pine" flooring. With the knowledge I now have, suffice to say I do not believe we actually have the quality "antique heart pine" we were lead to believe. Our flooring is soft, easily dented and at some point, we will remove the pine and install antique white oak or chestnut.

We build most of our island tops from either antique white oak or antique hickory. I never suggest red oak, which has a much greater porosity and can exhibit the red you are trying to avoid. Antique beech is a beautiful wood and I am about to design a table made from this species.

Most of the cost of wooden island tops is derived from the labor and time. Therefore, I feel certain we can craft a top to your specifications and ship to wherever you reside, for possibly less than someone local employing new, fresh sawn wood. The island top shown above was an alternative to a butcher block top from new oak for $5,000. A top of this size would approximate $2,700 with us. Your finishing/trim carpenter should be easily able to install on your base cabinets.


Regardless where you acquire a wooden island top, each of our clients have commented that the feature is one of their favorite features in their home. The tops seem to draw people in, like a moth to a flame.

Installing antique wood can create what is essentially a fine piece of furniture. This was one of the driving forces for adding a custom design/build line to my business. My tag line is "Heirloom Furniture for you Home" and I, somewhat jokingly, add one will create " a heritage piece for siblings to fight over for decades".

I did not mean for this to sound like a lecture or an infomercial, but I enjoy helping people and sharing knowledge. Seriously, in the event you select a local shop, I invite you to send quality, close-up photographs of the end-grain and top surface to my direct email of Fletcher@ABMWOOD.COM. I will respond with my opinion to ensure you will truly have the material as billed.

Good luck and hope some of this has helped
Fletcher Horn

tracyellenlee72 From someone who has worked in the trades, I couldn't agree with you more.

AJD Interiors Looks like Cararra marble tiles perhaps...a little hard to tell for certain, but definitely marble.

bepsf It's a custom installation of marble and oak

tmolumphy I too love this hood with the wood corbels and vent border. I was looking at your website and wasn't sure which border I would choose in this case as wouldn't it be covered by wood? Do you have the wood corbels or borders too? I actually have some wood corbels at home that might work too.
Thanks! Tina

Jennifer Crofts how wide is this hood

Kelly Porter This is such an elegant kitchen! A similar color to try for the cabinets is White Diamond OC-61 by Benjamin Moore.

bepsf In my opinion, continuing flooring throughtout adjacent spaces makes a home appear larger and more cohesive...
...whereas breaking up floor finishes, particularly in open plan homes - is a great way to make a house appear choppy, inconsistent and small.

whoknows I agree...thanks for your reply

Texas Lightsmith You can have a chandelier like this made by Texas Lightsmith, though I don't think they made this one

Levi Rowe I have seen many wrought iron chandeliers. I live in Santa Barbara and met with a man by the name of Steven Handelman and he designed mine. (http://www.stevenhandelmanstudios.com/products/chandeliers/) If you're still looking for some you may want to check these few out.

Rebekah Zaveloff It's a great looking kitchen - the island looks like a painted and glazed finish...almost a blue gray with a black or brown glaze. To get a barn-wood look, often times you have to go authentic reclaimed material. Kitchen Craft has a few colors - weathered slate and gunmetal blue black glaze that are similar feels to what you see above.

Texas Lightsmith This particular one I don't think is Texas Lightsmith, but they make them near identical to this

Grayling Construction Wow! I just looked at Texas Lightsmith's website, and it is fabulous! Thanks for your information, it is exactly the type of hood I wanted to spec.