User:Cvitzlfzk
Video- Chelsea Flower Show 2013 diary- from Koyto to SW3, ho
Video: Chelsea Flower Show 2013 diary: from Koyto to SW3, how the charred wood cladding was created
The charred oak walls,toms shoes retailers,Ideal time to shop for shoes, which run around two sides of The Telegraph's
Chelsea show garden, reference traditional houses of Kyoto.
Historically created in charcoal fires, Tom Sims recreates the dark finish
using an industrial blow-torch.
"There is no stain or dyes or anything involved,christian louboutin shoes on sale,Knife duo lock up victims[1]," Mr Sims said. "It's
an ancient process developed in the Middle Ages or even earlier to burn the
surface of the timber to produce a charred finish,where to buy toms shoes,How To Put Beeswax on Leather Shoes.
"What this is going to do is give a nice dark effect; in fact sometimes
some of the boards look like birds' feathers. They reflect the sunlight and
you almost get the speckling like you do on a waterbird like a black moorhen."
The darkness of the charred oak back wall will provide the perfect contrast
with the blond oak colonade, which forms the geometric backdrop to the
garden.
Christopher Bradley-Hole's design for this year's Telegraph garden
Related Articles