The room was a typical finish with a fireplace and a small mantle. I started with building the fireplace surround.

I used 3/4” cherry for everything except the backing. That is 1/4 inch cherry ply. Gradually, things began to take shape.

Then it was up the wall. The ducks you see are paper cutouts of some intarsias I made that can be seen in the last photos of this series. The patterns are from Judy Gale Roberts.

Time to start the ceiling beams. This was a lot of exacting work, but it turned out great. First, I installed some supporting structure.

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Then, it was a matter of building out all the beams.

Finally, Time for the finish.

All in all, this was a great project. Challenging and very rewarding. Took about 3 weeks to complete, not including the intarsia. What a difference it made in the room!