{Love this look!} Exposed Wood Ceiling Beams

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.
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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!

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Installing Faux Wood Beams in Bathroom {Beneath My Heart}

Don’t these wood beams add a ton of character?
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Valentine’s Day Mantel {and DIY Felt Heart Garland}

valentine's day mantel from the inspired room

  Valentine's Day Mantel DIY Felt Heart Garland **supplies ** jute twine felt needle and thread **how** cut out felt heart shapes & stitch edge to twine space about five inches apart shared at Home Stories A to Z … ** Read more **

DIY Book Page Art {Easy Peasy How To!}

DIY BOOK PAGE ART HOW TO

I'm glad you all liked our DIY book page art, hanging in that little corner of our family room! Due to popular demand (I've always wanted to say that! THANK YOU!), I'll show you a little bit of how we put this together, but obviously it doesn't … ** Read more **

Cozy Decorating {Orange & Red}

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BHG Are you a fan of cozy decorating with more traditional fall colors like orange and red?  Do you love a cozy room, especially this time of year? I happen to love the traditional autumn colors, so this post is for me too! I love to be inspired … ** Read more **

Five {5 Minute} Tiny Gardens You Can Make in a Crate, Pot or Terrarium

Corsican Mint Topiary Small Container

Tabletop & Mini-Container Gardens You probably know my DIY limitations by now, I don't like to spend a lot of time fussing with complicated projects inside or outside. I like to have fun in the process (and mostly, I'm just itching to enjoy the … ** Read more **

The Pallet Garden {re-mix 2012}

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pallet garden Last summer I painted a pallet as a privacy screen for my not-so-private deck. I filled some French garden buckets with some end-of-the-season annuals and hung the buckets on the pallet to create a small-space hanging garden. It was … ** Read more **