A great way to dress up a room is to add decorative wood beams to the ceiling.
Refinishing wood ceiling beams.
The cedar beams are also repeated both in our outdoor porch and front porch.
I just now heard of gel stain.
Sometimes purely ornamental the additional organic element of the beams subtly amps up the interest of the room without being intrusive or obnoxious.
When we first sat down to design our home we knew we wanted some exposed wood beams in the architecture somehow.
I have a vaulted ceiling with wooden beams and vertical beams on the wall.
I have since painted them black but i want to try this gel stain method.
Beautiful aesthetics meets functional design certainteed prefabricated wood ceiling beams are available in six different finishes and have 14 veneer options.
It s a diy friendly project that can match almost any style of home.
The problem with refinishing a wood ceiling is that when you sand the wood you get a face full of wood dust and particles.
We decided on vaulting our living room ceiling and including some architectural beam work.
When we moved in they were already painted white.
I found this information to be very helpful.
The good news is that you can refinish your wood ceiling with minimal sanding and still end up with a high quality result.
In most cases the beams will run across the shortest dimension of the room to mimic exposed joists above although they can run the other way or they can run in both directions to create a boxed.
The wood is very rough and porous so sanding stripping was not an option.
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Wood beams whether on the ceiling or attached to the walls are an architectural detail or structural support that adds character to a space.