D o you love the look of exposed wood beams in a room? I sure do! The living rooms in two of our old houses had old beams on the ceiling and I REALLY miss that architectural feature. Didn’t realize how much I missed it until I started staring at my own flat ceilings every day. Plain drywalled white ceilings can be so, well, flat. And kind of boring. Sigh. Beams add so much character and warmth to a home!
Traditional Hall design by Other Metro Interior Designer Joel Snayd
A couple of my blogging friends have recently installed awesome looking faux wood beams in their homes and I was inspired! Maybe this is something I should consider ADDING to my home to give it more of that character I love.
Faux ceiling beams in kitchen {Home Stories A to Z}.
Check out Beth’s kitchen wood beams and Traci’s bathroom beams! GORGEOUS, right? I never would have guessed they weren’t original to their homes or that they were faux beams. You can read their posts to find out how they installed the beams and more details on their projects!
Installing Faux Wood Beams in Bathroom {Beneath My Heart}
Don’t these wood beams add a ton of character?
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The exposed beams sure make a house seem warmer. I like it.
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We have wood beams in our home and I love them!
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My absolutely type of overhead beams is ones that are painted white. I love that French farmshouse look more than natural beams (although they can look warm as well).
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tHANKS FOR THAT POST! i HAVE A BEAM GOING STRAIGHT ACROSS MY CEILING IN MY LIVING ROOM, I have been debating about painting it white, with an very light grey ceiling, or having it done to look like wood. It is a cathedral ceiling. What do you think? YOu can see my living room at http://sweetparrishplace.blogspot.com/2013/01/our-living-room-in-progress.html. I would love your opinion!
I love the wood beams and I know I am in the minority but I still love wood trims and baseboards. Painted trims and baseboards are pretty as well but in my mind nothing cozies up a room better than nice woodwork.
Thanks for this post. I don’t see many bloggers embracing wood in any form.
So interesting. I am reminded how styles swing and exposed beams is a swing to another time. It wasn’t too long ago that the decor industry was telling us to paint them. Then there’s the whole feng shui thing about them, which would cause one to paint them. I do love exposed wood as trim, but not so sure about beams.
Beautiful photos though.
Yes, for a long while everyone was painting wood trim and beams white. But now there is a growing appreciation once again for more rustic natural wood!
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Yup. Isn’t it funny how fashions come in and out of style like that? :)
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Love this post today! My house is full of exposed beams – 1978 original! We love it. :)
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I have beams in my living room and they are painted white. This post made me die. I wish mine weren’t painting, I’m starting to think it may be worth it to strip them.
Wood beams are great for giving warmth to rooms with high ceilings, too. I just love the character of natural wood!
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It is so funny… I have exposed wood beams on the ceiling in my foyer and I was just thinking I should paint them white. Now you are making me reconsider. Hhmmm…
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Wow!! I absolutely LOVE every single one of these. Wood beams add a beautiful rustic feel to a modern home. So cool…
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Love beams….it is one of my goals to someday have a room with beam ceilings.
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I really love this look. We have exposed beams and someone painted over them. BOO. I am too lazy to get them sandblasted but think about it from time to time.
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