RD were asked to design and create a dedicated plinth for this fine bronze Stag sculpture. We completed and installed the piece in August 2017. Although the image doesn't quite show the textures which were crucial to the piece, the plinth was constructed from (lateral grained) Oak faced MDF. Mitred in the corners so no visible disturbance to the faces and then painted and sealed with an acrylic matt varnish in 'Felt' by Little and Greene paint to give the piece a clean, defined quality. Overall the plinth stood a metre tall with a 6mm shadow detail around the final top. The whole piece is secured to the wall behind.
Boars Hill library and drawing room refurb
It’s been a great pleasure working on this fabulously grand house in Oxford’s Boar’s Hill. Not least producing this bespoke library space with wrap around custom built bookshelves, and leading through to the drawing room with highly decorative re-design. A key feature on the Citrine green drawing room was to bring the fireplace back into focus, as the original surround had been lost. However we have just given a bit of grandeur back to the space and a point to the room, with this newly commissioned fire surround.
Inspiration for the fireplace was taken from the adjacent library, and on an even grander scale, one which still remained intact on the first floor
We are off!- the hearth being formed - evened up and with heat protecting sub screed applied.
Putting down the Firebrick tiles with Vitcas fireproof adhesive. The tiles have a beautiful deep lustre (teapot brown) that just sings.
Marble for the insert was sourced locally and had a slight green tint and a fleck that added to its overall quality. The piece stool almost 6ft in the end. We were enormously pleased with the design that we produced for the surround and which was created in conjunction with the Barr Joinery team.
Please go take a look at the rest of this lovely house on our main page here, it’s full of surprises and some amazing colours!
We call it the Japanese bathroom
This room is called the Japanese bathroom because all the builders named it that, since our client found a square Japanese soaking bath to use. Its actually an exceptionally compact en-suite bathroom, created just by nicking a bit of under-stairs space!
The room has no windows, and lighting is key here, with separate controls creating different atmospheres, gentle and moody for an evening, clean and bright for a wake up. Clean lines, subtle lighting, simple fittings, and a soft blue rubber floor from dalsouple lend this room a spa like quality. Archtectural lighting at the rear and to the right gives a light warm ambient effect.
clean lines
Vertical tiling came from an inspiration picture by our client of the London Underground.
