This kitchen used to be enclosed with load bearing walls all around. When removing the walls, structural steel beams had to be installed which couldn't be fully recessed into the ceiling to create a single level ceiling plane. Instead of trying to camouflage the beams, we decided to highlight the structural aspect of them and clad the steel beams in rustic solid wood that was stained dark for high contrast. The remainder of the space was kept light and bright with a neutral colour palette of soft greys and warm brown.