Timber Vintique

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Rustic Log Beam Pendant Lighting For Kitchen Island

$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.

Natural grain and the individual contours of this pendant light body remain visible after its 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-05603-01

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

One beam, carrying the kitchen's light

The piece

Plate I
Plate II

One log beam, chiseled to carry the evening light.

The idea is plain and the execution is not: one solid teak beam, chosen straight at the stacks and dried through a twenty-day kiln cycle so it hangs true for good, its underside chiseled by hand to house the lighting. It arrives fully wired with the bulb in the box, burned in on the bench before packing.

Most kitchen lighting is a row of interchangeable metal cones aimed at the countertop. This pools warm light exactly where the household actually stands — homework, first coffee, the long end of a dinner party — and by the second week the island is the room's true center. The beam overhead is the reason, and everyone who cooks under it knows it.

  • Casts soft, even light down the length of an island
  • Sized for dining tables and breakfast counters as well
  • Lighting hides in the chiseled underside — no visible fixture
  • Minimal cables leave the beam floating over the counter
  • Arrives fully wired and bench-tested, bulb included

It fits real homes.

Pancake Sunday

Pancake Sunday

Nine a.m., batter on at least one cabinet knob, three conversations running at once under the beam's glow. By ten the counter wipes back to calm, and the warm light stays on through the crossword.

Homework hour

Homework hour

Four p.m. on a school day, worksheets across the island, dinner starting behind them. Light from the chiseled underside falls exactly where a third-grader erases long division and tries again.

Pie-staging Wednesday

Pie-staging Wednesday

The night before Thanksgiving, four pies cooling in a row under the beam, the list checked twice. The kitchen runs late and warm, and the light makes the work feel like the holiday already started.

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 full length of the beam and catches the fixture's own glow each evening — the calm, consistent figure that made teak the wood collectors ask for by name.

Grain that reads quiet

The finish nature applied

Teak's oils and silica meet hand-rubbed coats along every face, and the steam rising off the stove below never troubles it — this wood spent centuries on ship decks before it hung over kitchens.

The finish nature applied

Density you can feel

About 700 kilograms per cubic meter, with shrinkage roughly half of oak's — the beam hangs straight through dry furnace winters and humid cooking summers alike.

Density you can feel

Golden now, silver whenever

Indoors the beam deepens toward honey-amber rather than silvering — grey takes outdoor sun and rain it will never see. A light sanding and fresh oil restore the gold whenever wanted.

Golden now, silver whenever

From plank to piece.

The wood selection

The wood selection

One solid beam is chosen for straightness and figure, then dried until the moisture meter reads done. Stock with twist, checks, or dull grain never becomes a fixture.

The shaping process

The shaping process

The beam is shaped and its underside chiseled out by hand to house the integrated lighting channel.

The hand refinement

The hand refinement

Faces and ends are sanded by hand through five grits until every surface feels right against an open palm.

The final inspection

The final inspection

Oil goes on in thin coats, buffed between each. The maker wires the beam, burns the light in on the bench, and checks it hangs level before packing.

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 or the wall?
This is a ceiling pendant. The beam hangs from a canopy fixed over a standard junction box, the cord carrying it below, and all the mounting hardware for the piece is in the box. Center it over the island and the light lands the length of the counter.
Is it hardwired or plug-in?
The listing states which, and it is confirmed before the fixture ships. 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 — an hour of work for a clean, switch-controlled install over the island.
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 specified — most often a warm Edison or LED seated in the chiseled underside. LED runs cool, so no heat throws down onto the countertop and none rises into the wood.
Can the drop over the island be changed?
The cord can be shortened at installation to hang the beam where you want it, usually 30 to 36 inches above the counter, higher for a tall ceiling. Send your ceiling height and island length before you order and we will cut the beam and set the drop to match.
Will the beam dry out or warp over the stove?
No. The teak is chosen board by board by selectors with thirty years at the lumber stacks, then kiln-dried twenty days at a controlled temperature, so it has finished moving before it is ever chiseled. Paired with a cool LED and teak's own oils, it hangs straight and stays golden over the steam of a working kitchen.

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