Original design of hand fabricated ceiling cove in library

Home Office Library with Custom Ceiling Design

The image above is of an 8 foot section of a ceiling cove. The vertical face is 28″ along the circumference while the total linear dimension is 56 feet around the entire room. It was custom designed, fabricated and finished by hand on site in Palm Beach, Florida. The home is an historic estate in exclusive Palm Beach and designed by architect Marion Sims Wyeth. Wyeth was also the designer for the famed Mar-a-Lago, the grand estate built in the mid 1920’s for Marjorie Merriweather Post.  K. Salowe & Co. did a number of ceilings, fireplace mantles and architectural embellishments along with the library space but the library is the jewel of the house and of our work. I will post more photos when the space is more complete.

Below, I am placing the piece de resistance on this stunning ceiling. There are  2 pairs of these cherubs integrated into the design.  It was inspired by a ceiling at Hotel Biron in Paris also known as Musee Rodin, the home and studio of the great sculptor August Rodin. Currently a museum of the sculptor’s work along with some works from Camille Claudel. Check out the film, “Camille Claudel.” One of my most favorite movies. Beautiful and inspiring.

Our work takes us all over South Florida. We at K. Salowe & Co. find ourselves working in many of the communities in Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach Island and West Palm Beach. We have also completed projects in Weston, Parkland, Coral Springs, Davie and Southwest Ranches. We have done numerous condominium projects at Williams’ Island, Aventura, Porto Vita, Fisher Island, Sunny Isles and the Las Olas area of Ft. Lauderdale. Highland Beach, Golden Beach and Manalapan are really beautify areas to work. Miami is getting to be so dense it can be challenging to power thorough the traffic but we have completed many beautiful interiors in Miami Beach, Star Island, Palm Island, La Gorce and South Beach. We are willing to work anywhere we are needed and loved. We are so grateful for all of the opportunities we have had over the years. We have also worked throughout the state of Florida, a few projects in New York, Chicago, Central America and the Middle East. It can be a great adventure. Even though we do glorious work, I regard K. Salowe & Co. as a service business and making people happy is what we are all about. It is our greatest pleasure to work with other professional designers, architects and contractors to make their lives easier. Thanks for taking the time to look at our work- Ken