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Custom Framing

Issue: 
March 2010

Post meets beam to create a timber frame home worthy of housing an eclectic collection of antiques

Photographs by: 
Gil Stose
The Pickartzes searched five years for the ideal place to build their timber-frame home.
The living room is flanked by windows.
A striking arched windows seen from the second floor landing
David configured a bathroom around a corner sink found at auction and built the vanity.
The stairs are made from walnut.
Arched window above the living area.
The cabinets in the cozy, nook kitchen were left open to display a collection of brightly colored dishes.
The corner sink and walk-in shower
The living room from the reading nook
Pearson waits patiently at the door
A screen door conceals the closet and adds a fresh green to the room.
Doors found at Habitat for Humanity Restore became a headboard.
The Pickartzes’ home pairs grand architectural gestures including bare beams, vaulted ceilings, and eight-foot tall windows.
The kitchen is tucked into a niche at the center of the home.
A reading nook sits just outside the master bedroom.
David fashioned a vanity door out of a vintage window frame.
The Pickartzes’ at their home outside Franklin, where their business Goshen Timber Frames is based.
David salvaged the tin for the home’s roof from a local commercial chicken coop, built in the 1920s, that was slated for demolition.
Mismatched chairs around an antique dining table keep the style easy and genuine.
The cathedral-like ceiling makes the home feel larger than 1,699 square feet.