Do you love the look of farmhouse barn beams, but lack the barn? We have a trick up our sleeve to show you how you can make your own faux barn beam ceiling. As we continue to make progress in our master bedroom remodeling project, we will be sharing details along the way. You can see read about the beginning of the story in Part 1, where we tackled our glued on carpet. ick.


DIY TIME

NEXT STEPS


BEAMS



MOUNTING


At this point I’m starting to swoon because I can see our plans coming to fruition.

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Absolutely gorgeous! Pinning!
It. Looks. SO. Good!!!!
Your new ceiling is gorgeous! Y’all were wise to use narrow profile beams. The deep beams can really make a room feel closed in. Love the rough texture. Great job, you two! 🙂
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The ceiling looks amazing! We have a lot of textured ceiling in our home rehab to deal with and I’m not sure what route we’re going to take. We talked about planks. I’ll have to show my hubby your gorgeous work!
Looks really good!
Larissa this is awesome. I love to see home renovations. What a great solution for your ceiling!
I had wood beams in the home I grew up in. I would love to have something like this in my home now. This looks just amazing! Sharing on my FB page later. Love it!
Your ceiling redo is just amazing! I really love it, and it truly looks as if it’s been there forever. Straight out of a French country farmhouse for sure! Great idea!!
This looks really fantastic and cool….and so doable! My kitchen ceiling could use this treatment! And it just might get it this summer.
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Your ceiling looks so great! I can imagine how exciting it must be to see your plans come to life.
This is gorgeous! I am dying to do this in our living room now! Can I ask how much it cost approximately? Just so I have an idea so I can convince the hubby. 😉
After I read this I was positive we could do this. We have the same stipled ceiling with seams showing from the drywall. We started in our bedroom, 8″ luan like you. However there is some bowing/sagging in some spots. Not a huge amount but my old notices it. Hubby says it’s cause the stippling is uneven. Once we paint I’m hoping it won’t be so noticeable. Did you have this issue?
How long of strips did you use? That can cause the warping, but like you said, our ceilings were stippled too and cause a bit of unevenness. I just chalk it up to character. 😉 You could always fill the gaps or try to nail/glue down the most noticeable spots. I hope this helps!
Hi. Adore the ceiling. Fantastic job! I am planning to do exactly this over my popcorn ceiling. Two questions: 1. Now that it has been a few years, are you having any sagging? 2. Since your strips are 8” wide, I’m assuming you were doing them in the opposite direction of your beams so they can still be nailed? My dilemma is that the direction I need to run the boards is the same direction as the beans… so with 8” strips, some would have to be glued to the popcorn instead of nailed. (Worried that the popcorn could start to pull down from the ceiling.) Any ideas?
Hi there! No sagging and still going strong. I think you will be fine as long as you nail it up really good. It shouldn’t pull it down if you are nailing past the popcorn into the ceiling wood. Make sense? Hope that helps! 🙂
How tall is your ceiling? I love it!
Thanks! We have 8 ft high ceilings. 🙂
Hi – I love your beams and the color is magnificent! How many coats of stain did you use, and did you use a poly? If so, which kind/sheen? I’m loving the not too light/not too dark or red hue and am drying to do it on my own beams! Thanks!
Hi Aly! 😀 Just one coat of stain on ours, no topcoat is needed unless you want a sheen. I’m sure yours will look beautiful! Have fun with it.