recycled beams were brought into the space to create interest and create natural divisions between the living, dining and kitchen. The crisp white butt joint paneling was offset using the cool gray slate tile below foot. The stairs and cabinets were painted a soft gray, roughly two shades lighter than the
I would like to know what is the type of finishes around the beams, I cant zoom in to see.
tongue and groove with rustic beams
Natural ceiling beam with painted T&G walls
Rustic, widely spaced beams combine with tongue and groove to create the ultimate beach-house ceiling.
spaced beams combine with tongue and groove to create the ultimate beach-house ceiling.
I would love to know the color of the stain used on the wood beams. Would like to use on the scissor trusses I have in my home. Thank you!
the wood beams? I live in the Atlanta area and would like to do something similar in my home.
get the beams a color everyone was happy with. I can tell you that the beams are rough hewn Cedar and that the stain is from Cabot (semi-transparent I believe). We initially coated them with "natural" but they were way too orange so we added another coat of something brown (burnt hickory maybe) to neutralize
The beams are Cedar. The house was designed by a local architect, David Fowler (www.dcfarch.com) and built by Dresser Homes (www.DresserHomes.com).
Gary Dresser
Dresser Homes
Love the beam! What stain would I use to get the same result on my unfinished interior pine kitchen beam? Thx!
Matching beam, work bench and using white cabinets
I love the ceiling beam and the wooden flooring.
large header beam and small side coming down...
I like the use of the beams in the elcove
this beam is SO exactly it!!
reclaimed wood beam actually covers an existing beam, and posts were made to support it. This piece was carefully designed to look authentic, add a great textural element and define the cooking area of the kitchen. Posillico created a breakfast nook at the end of the space for the family to have casual meals
rustic beams help to bring down the scale of the room and really add a lot of character. The doors lead out to a covered porch.
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Don't like how the beams look so heavy and weigh down the room. Too clunky.
Beamed ceiling - for our home -- note that lights CAN be wired through beam...
Kitchen beams but white. Glass front xabibets
dark box beam ceiling for kitchen
Boxed beam ceiling matched to island with light kitchen wall
the dark beams to be too heavy, except for the logic of the choice and the lighter wood flooring, which balances the design. Then look at the view, a kitchen with a wonderful view out the kitchen sink window is truly a luxury!