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27th August

Getting a Knotty Pine look on Faux Wood Beams

Thinking about getting the knots on your new Faux Wood Beams to stand out like real knotty pine wood? Follow these few easy steps to get your beams looking great!

First you must pick the stain for your beam, in this example we used American Walnut by Minwax.

You will need to apply the stain to the knot area of the beam using a small paint brush. When you have finished, you will need to remove any extra stain. you can blot it off using a rag.

After the stain has fully dried, you will need to coat the beam with an overall stain.We used English Oak by Minwax.

You can use a larger brush to stain the whole beam. Remember to remove any extra stain.

Let the beam dry and your all set!

Here are some beams that a customer had this process done to.

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Tags: ceiling beams, ceiling makeover, faux, faux wood beams, finish, knotty, knotty pine, pine, Stain
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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!