Carefully excavated under a 1920s John Staub home in Fort Worth, Texas, Hull constructed an engineered skeleton that held the house for many months. Then, the walls were waterproofed and the mechanicals carefully hidden and tucked away into small carefully prepared nooks. 

This 800 sq. ft. space is a wonderful combination of historic architectural salvage and new millwork. A 1920’s Rockefeller library from New York gave inspiration to the recreation of this charming English Tavern. Tudor paneling, strapwork carving, linen fold panels, gunite walls, and the complexity of adding lighting and mechanicals to an excavated crawl space are some of the fine details that make this project a work of art.

All woodwork was made from quarter-sawn white oak and fumed with ammonia in sealed chambers, coloring the wood chemically to a rich brown hue. The product was finished with a low sheen to give it a waxed wood look, perfect for the room.