When we moved to The Barn one end of the oldest part, originally a 17th century wheat barn, was divided in two with a mezzanine creating a separate first floor level. While it was a useful extra space, and we toyed with the idea of keeping it as a library or office area, the space underneath was dark and the ballistrade was just too close to the central brick chimney.
We decided it had to go.
RE Butler, who are working with us at The Barn and are experts in barn conversions and renovations, set to work removing the old mezzanine and it was fascinating to see how it was constructed. Some of the wood will keep us warm this winter in our wood burners but the heavy oak posts and floorboards were just to beautiful to scrap so we decided to transform them into our new family dining table in keeping with our ethos at The Barn to repurpose existing materials wherever possible.
And the result is a lighter more open space that we just love…
Linking with Circus Mums, Honest Mum, Mama and More
Wow I think you definitely did the right thing! It looks amazing! I’m enjoying your new blog btw 🙂 xx #brilliantblogposts
Thanks hun, we had lots of advice both ways but went with out guts and it was definitely worth it. Thanks for your kind words too! xx
Wow, just beautiful. Much, much lighter for sure. It’s lovely to read my first post of yours here Michelle. I’ll be back, that’s for certain – drooling over the pictures in the corner 😉 #PRIDElinky
It’s great to have you here Carol and thanks so much for your kid words! We’re loving the light and airy space that removing the mezzanine revealed.
Wow, what a difference it’s made! The light just floods into the space now. I love that you repurposed the wood for your dining table.
Thank you so much for linking up to #pridelinky
Thank you Tin, it really has made a huge difference. A few people who loved the extra space the mezzanine gave us made us doubt ourselves initially but we’re SO glad we went with our hearts because the light is amazing x