Archive for June, 2009

23rd June

Helpful Tip Tuesday

Need some new ideas? some tips? The Installation section of our website has many guides that are full of tips and ideas that you may have never thought about. You may find some inspiration for a new project or even some tips and pointers for upcoming installations. Head over to our faux beams installation section of our site, or check out a few of these pick’s that you might find useful:

Installing Faux Beams As a Truss:

Installing a truss system can be a difficult project,we made this guide to help take you through all the steps of preparing your beams and ceiling to construct that perfect truss system that you always wanted.

Scribing a beam:

Rough, distressed beams can be a bit difficult to butt up against each other, unlike smooth flat beams. Here is a helpful step by step guide that will get those rough textured beams butted up against each other perfectly!

How to make beams look like knotty pine:

Have you ever wanted to get the knots on your faux beams to look like the ones authentic knotty pine wood? Check out this guide to learn how to stain your beams to achieve the knotty pine look.

 

Mounting a Chandelier or Hanging Light Fixture:

Thinking of how great it would be to have a Chandelier or other light fixture hanging from your faux beam? It can done in a few simple steps!


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3rd June

Keep an Old Home Kickin’

Making improvements to an antique home is a task that has to be handled with care. Those professionals and homeowners that have worked on older structures know that it can be a tenuous balancing act between keeping the house functional and upright while also preserving the integrity of the home’s design.

1778 Home with Rustic Faux Wood Ceiling Beams

Connecticut House Built in 1778

We received these photos from two customers who both own homes that are over 80 years old. While they’ve created these looks with the help of modern materials, their choices of faux wood beams blend seamlessly with the rest of the homes to maintain their original charm.

Kathy from Ellington, CT added Rustic Ceiling Beams and Barnboard ceiling panels to keep the authentic look of her 1778 Colonial intact.

 

1924 Spanish Revival House

1924 Spanish Revival House

 

 

 

Justin Nylander from Ormond Beach, FL wrote, “I proudly own a 1924 historic Spanish Revial home. We have been enjoying restoring it to it’s former glory…and with the additon of adding these wonderful and very realistic walnut stained faux wood beams to both the kitchen and dining room, the results are stunning…Looks like they were originally installed since 1924.”

 

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