The nursery/visitor room is lastly full so it’s time to share a number of the tutorials for initiatives alongside the best way. Right now I’m sharing the DIY Fake Ceiling Beams that immediately elevated and introduced character to this house.
With each room makeover, I would like there to be that one wow issue that basically makes it stand out. Positive, anybody can beautify an area, however going past that and including architectural curiosity is what actually creates a sophisticated look.
I stumbled upon this photograph on Pinterest of Casa Quinta Da Corte and was immediately drawn to the ceiling.
I used to be a little bit frightened about including beams with customary top ceilings at 8′ however determined to take the chance and go for it. The room was so naked and plain, it wanted one thing to provide it some dimension.
SUPPLIES TO MAKE DIY FAUX BEAMS
- MDF Boards (we used these Primed MDF boards)
- Liquid Nails
- Nail Gun
- Caulk
- Paint
STEP 1
Work out the spacing of your beams on the ceiling. I selected to have our beams going horizontal when strolling into the room and we spaced them about 26″ aside from each other. Since our studs run vertically, we knew it wouldn’t be an issue with the ability to screw into them by way of every beam.
We used a chalk line to mark the place each would go to get a visible.
STEP 2
Reduce your boards to size if wanted. Glue alongside either side of the bottom of 1 board utilizing liquid nails.
STEP 3
Place one other board alongside the sting you simply glued. Nail them collectively utilizing your nail gun after which repeat on the opposite facet with one other board.
You’ll have a 3 sided beam that appears like this:
STEP 4
There are two methods you’ll be able to cling your beams. You possibly can first safe a board to the ceiling, after which place this 3 sided beam over that and nail it collectively from the perimeters. In the event you do it that method, you would need to minimize down the width of the board on the ceiling in order that the opposite piece match over it.
What we did was flip this piece the other way up, safe it to the wall after which safe one other board over it to finish the beam.
Make sure that to make use of liquid nails on the again of the beam earlier than securing it to the ceiling!
STEP 5
Repeat with the remainder of your beams! That is how ours sorted all 4 have been put in.
STEP 6
Caulk! You possibly can see the gaps which are left after you place your beams collectively nevertheless it’s nothing a little bit caulk can’t repair!
I prefer to squeeze it on, easy it out utilizing my finger after which wipe off the surplus with a child wipe. A moist sponge or paper towel works nice too.
You possibly can see how a lot cleaner that appears and as soon as it’s painted you gained’t even discover!
STEP 7
Paint! I used the colour Sable Night by Valspar which is such an fascinating colour. It images very inexperienced however in particular person it reads far more grayish.
I’m OBSESSED with how this turned out. It immediately added character to this plain and boring room and made it additional cozy too! Persons are at all times shocked that our ceilings are solely 8 toes tall and that I made a decision to color it a darker colour.
Regardless of what you’d suppose, it doesn’t make the room really feel smaller in any respect. So long as you stability out the remainder of your decor and let the ceiling be essentially the most outstanding factor in that darker tone, it gained’t be competing with the rest.
I’m so glad I made a decision to create these DIY Fake Ceiling Beams for the nursery/visitor room. They add a lot to this house and really make it one in all a form.