Timber Vintique

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Modern Wooden Beam Pendant Light For Modern Dining Room

$820.00

Timber Vintique


Color: Black
Size: 30"W x 8"H x 10"D
Custom dimensions on request

Every piece is built to order — send us your target size and we confirm feasibility and price before you pay.

In stock

Made to order — about 4 weeks from payment to delivery, sometimes 6.

  1. Order placed
  2. Details confirmed
  3. Built by hand
  4. Shipped & delivered

We keep you updated at every step

From the moment your order comes in, we stay in touch — order confirmation and detail check first, then build updates and photos from the workshop, then tracking and a scheduled delivery window. From payment to your doorstep, you always know where your piece is.

We send photos of your finished piece before it ships.

White-glove delivery, included

Room-of-choice placement and full unboxing, on us.

Made to order in solid wood

Free US shipping — fully insured

Returns within 30 days of payment, freight arranged for you

Details
Available sizes
30"W x 8"H x 10"D35"W x 8"H x 10"D39"W x 8"H x 10"D41"W x 8"H x 10"D47"W x 8"H x 10"D51"W x 8"H x 10"D
Material
Solid teak
Custom sizes
On request
Lead time
About 4 weeks — sometimes 6

Natural grain. Finished by hand.

The form of this pendant light body is shaped by natural grain, then its visible wood surfaces are refined and finished by hand.

What is included

Only the wooden pendant light body is sold.

Not included: bulbs, shades, cords, plugs, sockets, wiring, and complete electrical assemblies; loose mounting or installation hardware; other non-wood accessories; decorative objects and styling props.

Details at a glance

  • What's sold: wooden pendant light body
  • Available wood: Teak
  • Available sizes: 30"W x 8"H x 10"D
    35"W x 8"H x 10"D
    39"W x 8"H x 10"D
    41"W x 8"H x 10"D
    47"W x 8"H x 10"D
    51"W x 8"H x 10"D
  • Not included: bulbs, shades, cords, plugs, sockets, wiring, and complete electrical assemblies; loose mounting or installation hardware; other non-wood accessories; decorative objects and styling props

Natural wood, one piece at a time

Wood grain, knots, edge contours, and color naturally vary from piece to piece. Product images show the expected character rather than an identical grain pattern.

General care

These products are not waterproof. Their durable wood-and-finish construction is designed to handle ordinary accidental spills when liquid is wiped up promptly. Avoid standing water, soaking, submersion, and harsh cleaners.

SKU: MPK-L-02449-01

Dimensions & assembly

Exact dimensions for each size are listed on the option you select above. Most pieces arrive fully assembled; wall-mounted designs include hardware and a template. Measure doorways and stair turns before ordering — most pieces pass a standard 32-inch doorway.

Care: wipe with a soft, dry cloth and oil the grain once or twice a year to keep the surface nourished.

Shipping & returns

Your piece ships free in a protective wooden crate. Freight delivery comes with a scheduled window and tracking; white-glove service — carried inside, placed, packaging removed — is available at checkout.

Returns: 30 days from payment. Pieces need to be unused and in original condition — we arrange the freight pickup and walk you through repacking. Damaged or defective on arrival? We repair, replace or refund at no cost. Made-to-order pieces can be changed or cancelled while the build has not started.

Solid teak · Pendant light

Dinner light, cut from one teak beam

The piece

Plate I
Plate II

A single teak beam, floating above the table.

The design is one long line: a solid teak beam on minimal cords, a warm light running its underside. Each blank is chosen for straight grain and dried three slow weeks in the kiln, because a beam hanging at eye level over dinner has nowhere to hide a twist. Then it is shaped, oiled, and wired by hand.

Most dining rooms inherit a builder-grade fixture and live with it for years. This one drops the light to where people actually sit, shields the bulb from seated eyes, and gives the table a center of gravity. The grain reads differently from every chair, and the room stops needing its overhead lights at all.

  • Warm downlight covers a full-length dining table evenly
  • Beam shields the source — seated eyes get glow, not glare
  • Drop height adjusts on the cords to your ceiling and table
  • Equally at home over a kitchen island or long workbench
  • Arrives fully wired, bulb included — add a plug for your outlet

It fits real homes.

Tuesday at dusk

Tuesday at dusk

A February Tuesday, dark by 5:40. The overheads stay off; the beam pools warm light on the table while dinner lands plate by plate, and the sink full of pans behind it falls away into shadow where it belongs.

After the plates

After the plates

7:40 on a school night. Homework spreads out where the dishes were — long division under the same warm band of light — then a deck of cards after that. The beam keeps the table in session two hours past dinner.

The look up

The look up

Mid-dinner, a guest tips back to follow the grain down the beam and asks where it came from. The host has the answer ready — one board, chosen for exactly this — and enjoys giving it every time.

Available sizes
30"W x 8"H x 10"D35"W x 8"H x 10"D39"W x 8"H x 10"D41"W x 8"H x 10"D47"W x 8"H x 10"D51"W x 8"H x 10"D
Material
Solid teak
Doorway fit
Fits standard 32-inch doorways
Lead time
Made to order

Every piece is made to order, and dimensions vary from one to the next. Need a different size for your space? Tell us your measurements and we'll build it to fit.

Teak, up close.

Grain that reads quiet

Tight, straight grain runs the beam end to end — selected that way, because at eye height over a table any twist would show. From below, the figure reads like a single drawn line.

Grain that reads quiet

The finish nature applied

Teak's own oils meet hand-rubbed coats on every face. Under its own downlight the satin surface warms instead of glaring, and up close the wood smells faintly sweet and leathery — the scent wood-ID guides use to spot real teak.

The finish nature applied

Density you can feel

At roughly 700 kilograms per cubic meter, with seasonal movement about half that of oak, the beam hangs straight through furnace winters and humid Augusts alike — no slow bow over the table.

Density you can feel

Golden now, silver whenever

Indoors the beam will not silver — that takes outdoor sun and rain. Expect it to deepen slightly toward caramel in its first months, then settle; a wipe of oil brings the glow back whenever it looks thirsty.

Golden now, silver whenever

From plank to piece.

The wood selection

The wood selection

Beam blanks are pulled one at a time by selectors with thirty years at the stacks — straight grain only, since a ceiling piece is judged from below. Stock with twist or checks never hangs over a table.

The shaping process

The shaping process

The beam is milled square, then trued face by face with a hand plane, the channel for the light routed along the underside before final shaping.

The hand refinement

The hand refinement

Faces and edges are sanded through five grits until the underside channel seats the light cleanly and every long edge feels soft to a passing hand.

The final inspection

The final inspection

Oil goes on in thin coats, buffed between each. The maker wires and burns in the light, levels the beam on its cords, and checks the finish under a raking lamp before sign-off.

One maker follows each piece from rough plank to the final coat of oil, and signs off before it is crated.

The Timber Vintique workshop

No two boards alike

The grain that arrives is yours alone.

  1. Every board is cut from a different tree — the photos here are a reference, not a promise.
  2. Your piece is photographed in the workshop before it ships, so you see your exact grain.
  3. Small knots and mineral streaks come with real wood. We leave them in.

Delivery, done properly.

White-glove option

Choose white-glove and the crew brings the piece inside, places it in the room, and removes every bit of packaging.

Crated for freight

Each piece travels in its own wooden crate with corner protection, built to cross the country without a scuff.

Scheduled window

You get a delivery appointment and tracking — not a truck that shows up unannounced.

Honest returns

30 days from payment. If it isn't right — unused, in original condition — we arrange the freight pickup. Made-to-order terms are stated up front.

Questions customers usually ask

Does it mount to the ceiling?
Yes. The beam hangs from a canopy over a standard junction box on minimal cords, with a warm light running its underside so seated eyes get glow, not glare. Every bit of mounting hardware for the piece ships in the box, ready to center over a table or island.
Is it hardwired or plug-in?
The listing states which, and it is confirmed before shipping. The wiring is done to US standards. For a hardwired beam, a licensed electrician is the safe way to tie it into the ceiling box — a clean, switch-controlled install with no cord trailing to an outlet.
Does it come with a bulb, and what kind?
Yes — the bulb type is noted on the listing, and the beam ships with the bulb seated in its routed underside channel, most often a warm Edison or LED. The light runs cool, so it neither glares in seated eyes nor dries the wood it sits against.
Can the drop height be changed?
The cords adjust at installation to set the drop over the table, and beam length can be adjusted when you order. Measure your table and tell us the ceiling height, and we will match both the length and the hanging height to the room.
Will the beam bow or dry out over the table?
No. Beam blanks are pulled one at a time by selectors with thirty years at the stacks, then dried three slow weeks in a controlled kiln, so the wood has finished moving before it is milled. Dense teak at about half oak's seasonal movement, lit by a cool bulb in a routed channel, hangs straight through furnace winters with no slow bow over dinner.

Made to order

Built for you. Signed by the maker.

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Just-opened wooden crate revealing the corner of a natural-wood piece

A letter from the workshop

The Workshop Journal

Wood care notes, new pieces, and rooms we've delivered — a short letter, once a month.

Read the journal