Hand hewn wood beams like these will accent a country style decor perfectly.
Wood beams in a home can provide a very inviting feeling. Generally, wood beams are left unexposed, and they are used as the décor themselves. This means that instead of decorating the wood beams with knick knacks and curiosities, the home owner must determine where the wood beams should be within the home, so the wood beams provide the optimal effect.
Instructions
1. Utilize hand hewn wood beams in homes that are styled with country décor. The effect (even if it manufactured) will increase the country feeling of the room. Ideally, these wood beams should cross the ceiling and come down at each corner, forming corner posts. Don't paint them, as that will detract from the country style, but if the beams are not quite the color you want, you can use a wood stain to darken them. Keep in mind that stain will not lighten a wood--it will only darken it.
2. Create an entire ceiling of wooden beams for an exotic décor. Using smaller wooden beams, about two inches wide, cover the entire ceiling of your room. To attach the small beams to the existing ceiling, use small finishing nails. Cover the shininess of the nails with a small dab of nail polish that matches the color of the wood. To choose the nail polish, take a small piece of the wood to the store with you, so that you don't have to make a dozen trips to get the right shade. When covering the ceiling, work from one side of the room to the other, leaving no gaps between the beams. Hang lantern style lighting from light fixtures to draw the eye upward and increase the effect of the ceiling.
3. Enhance doorways with wood beams. This option works best for doorways that don't actually have doors. Measure the height and the width of the doorway. Then measure the width of the doorway where it transitions from one room to the next. This smaller measurement is the width that your beams will need to be. Attach a wooden beam to either side of the existing doorway, using appropriate nails. The thicker your beams are, the stronger the nails need to be. Then attach the last beam to the top of the doorway to complete the look. Again, you can use an appropriate shade of nail polish to cover the tops of the nails. This style works best in cabin type homes.
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