Continuing on from part 3.
Exposed ceiling beams to roof design.
The exposed beam ceiling look is one that many owners of conventional flat ceilings desperately want.
Stately attractive and open.
One of the biggest home design trends in the past year has been the reign of the exposed ceiling beam.
The exposed roof beams play major role in creating an accent on the ceiling and providing the living room with rustic and natural appearance.
This spectacular space showcases tile floors amazing arched glass doors lining the whole back of the room providing a stunning view and ceiling partially done with the exposed beams.
Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design.
Exposed ceiling trusses adds a stylish visual aesthetic to any living space in your home making it feel warm and cozy not to mention it is very in trend.
Ceiling beams in interior design have an important place and nowadays exposed beams are a fashionable accent in the interior and widely used in designs and decorations in different styles.
This custom porch ceiling features richly stained exposed 2 x 8 rafters and 1 x 8 ceiling finish on top of the beams.
Beams are especially popular in rustic decors but not only.
If you own a home built before the 1920s in which the roof was originally framed with large beams and rafters your dream of dramatic exposed ceiling beams may be waiting.
Cabin and cottage ceilings.
The can accentuate ceilings of interiors giving rooms a warm and cozy feeling with the exact look of real wood.
Faux ceiling beams are a simple and budget friendly way to dramatically improve a room s décor.
When restoring an old home it has become very common to expose wood beams adding to the charming history of the home.
This particular roof calls to mind porches of yesteryear with the lap style board installation rather than new plywood roof installations used in today s construction.
There is something about the wooden material that just naturally reflects warm cozy and comfortable.
Adding the look of real rafter beams extending out from the roof and ending with a unique design.
Desperately enough in fact to consider making the major step of pulling down ceiling drywall to expose joists above.
Whether you call them cathedral ceilings vaulted ceilings or pitched ceilings exposed ceiling beams are a dramatic crowning feature to any home s interior and for good reason.
The image below shows a cross section of our simple 12 x 13 house from the joist span tables section of this tutorial.
The exposed ceiling beams idea is don very simply here with just a couple of very large ones placed in the center of the room.
