Faux Wood Workshop

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.

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

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.”

Modern homes may have the benefits of clean lines, wide open spaces and tall ceilings, yet you may yearn for a few touches of old world style – charming moldings, rough cut ceiling beams or detailed arches.

We’ve been following the progress of Jack McLauchlan from Moses Lake Washington as he has transformed his living room with various types of faux wood products. His most recent addition was a interior stairway arch that he created using Rough Sawn corbels and a leftover piece of faux wood beam from the previous year’s project.

The archway looks authentic and well done, especially next to the balcony-type openings to the left. The whole effect is practically Juliet-esque.

“My living room is quite an eye opener now, a far cry from the plain 22 foot wall and white ceiling that greeted us before,” Jack explained.
To read about how Jack started the living room project with Timber faux wood beams click here, and scroll down about a third of the page.

Below is one of the photos that he originally sent in. (You can see how the stairway arch looked before he added the beam and corbels).

We’ve heard he has plans to add a faux rock wall to the room next year, we can’t wait to see what he does next!