From the baking heat of Arizona to the chilly hills of New England, 2011 has continued to see our faux wood beams used in home redesign projects all across the country. That’s why, at this time of year, we like to take a moment to think about all those projects, redesigns, builds and renovations we’ve had the opportunity to be a part of over the past twelve month.

From everybody here at Faux Wood Beams: Thank you.

Not just for being customers, but for becoming more – for emailing and writing to us with pictures of your amazing home redesigns, and sending in your tips and experiences. Seeing our products become part of your homes is incredibly rewarding for us; and it’s great to build relationships with our customers.

In addition to the photos, emails and friendships we’ve made through 2011, we’re also incredibly grateful to have been a part of many other great experiences – including continuing to be involved in helping deserving families, in partnership with TV shows such as Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

We’ve been given so much, so it’s nice to be able to give something back.

We’d like to take a moment to give all the readers of Faux Wood Workshop season’s greetings; and send you our best wishes for 2012. We look forward to hearing from many of you in the coming year – and featuring your stories and photographs right here. Don’t forget to send them to info@fauxwoodbeams.com.

Happy holidays!

Adding a Faux Wood Corbel to your project may be easier than you think. Check out the guide below to see how one can be added to your project in just a few simple steps.

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Measure the inside dimensions of the corbel.		Cut a Block of wood (not supplied) to fit the inside dimension of the corbel.		Install the block of wood where you want the corbel to go.
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Apply the industrial strength glue or PL premium construction adhesive on the edges of the corbels.		Slide the corbel into place over the block of wood.		Use screws through the corbel into the block of wood on both sides of the corbel. Countersink the screws slightly. Screws hold the corbel in place while the glue dries
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Fill in the screw holes with the colored caulk or colored wood filler. Finished!

Looking for something in a hurry? Sandblasted beams are in stock and ready to ship. Choose your accessories, from corbels to straps, to textured caulk. They come in lengths up to 19′ feet long with the option of 3 or 4 sides, and even a choice of unfinished or walnut colored. With the option of 4 sides, you can even build the decorative ceiling truss that would dress up your cathedral ceiling.
View Sandblasted beams here

Order a sample here

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The latest addition to our line of Faux Wood Beams is the new Rustic 4-sided beams! One of our most popular beams now has the option 4 sides.

Rustic 4-sided beams are the perfect way to add a beautiful old-world style to your home. Since these beams have 4 sides, it makes them the perfect choice for making trusses.

View Rustic 4 sided beams here

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Our sister site, FauxPanels.com, will be featured on Sundays episode of Extreme Makeover Home Edition!

Be sure to check it out this Sunday 1/31/10 at 8PM EST. on ABC

Click here to learn more

Customers have recently been sending in some great photos of their recent work. Take a peek at some of the great projects that have been done using Faux Wood Beams.

To view more completed projects, take a look at the photo gallery

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An entry about straps? Why would we give that much attention to a little piece of rubber? Great question.  The answer?  For all the looks you can achieve with our Faux Beams, and how handy they are.

Reach for straps especially when you have two beams that you want to butt up to one another.

The strap hides the seam and you are left with the appearance of one long beam.
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Plus it adds a surprising decorative element. They are so easy to cut to fit, and install.

Some ideas:

You can use the straps even when you don’t have a seam, just to achieve the look.

You can add straps to either end of the beam to give the look that the straps are holding the beam up.

Check out the S-06 strap here

Other flexible straps

-check out our S-01 and S-02 Straps

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S-02

Learn how to install beam straps here