01/09/2026
Architectural details here carry a story forward, take the cana wall in the breakfast barn.
Monte Meu and all the old farm houses in the village had ceilinging covered with the abundant cana, long bamboo like reeds, that shape the landscape.
Nowadays, new ceilings are insulated and plastered but we wanted to keep the beauty and tradition alive so we turned the cana vertically to create a striking piece that brings the outside in and the old finds the new.
We had lots of fun harvesting the Cana, scaping them clean and fitting them together like a puzzle.
We are enjoying watching them mellow from green to a warm ochre color.
A special thank you to our helpers Ben and Luna for their hard work and good cheer!