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Designing Your Vaulted Ceiling With Beams

Vaulted ceilings are extremely popular among homeowners these days. They help your home feel open and airy, and they work well with today’s modern open floor plans. However, many people...

Turn Your Guest Bedroom Into a Beautiful Escape

A guest bedroom is the perfect place to try your hand at some creative DIY projects and decor themes that you like. There are many ways that you can turn...

How Do HDF Beams Stack Up Against Real Wooden Beams?

Ready to add texture, warmth, and dimension to your home? Do you have a room where you want to draw the eye upward and define the living space? Sounds...

Quick and Easy Remodeling Projects

Starting a remodeling project doesn’t mean spending several weeks without access to your kitchen. In fact, some of the most notable and effective remodeling projects can be completed quickly and...

Interior Wood Trim: Paint or Stain?

To paint or to stain? That is the question that many homeowners ask when deciding what to do with their interior wood trim. Both paint and stain are popular for...

Achieving Southwest Style Ceilings

Throughout the Southwest there are many traditional styles of homes. While there are fewer and fewer houses boasting the classic adobe look, modern homes have borrowed a few architectural elements...

Achieving the Exposed Ceiling Beam Look On Your Own

The exposed ceiling beam is in these days, lending an industrial look to otherwise modern rooms. In fact, the fad has grown so popular that many people are looking for...

Sourcing Environmentally Friendly Architectural Products

The modern consumer is increasingly becoming eco-conscious in many lifestyle areas, including the home. Now more than ever, consumers are looking for eco-friendly alternatives when shopping for a new purchase, no...

Why Use a Decorative Truss Kit

You’ve probably noticed that more and more builders are returning to a rustic look these days. One common element among houses old and new is the appreciation for decorative exposed...

Dining Room Trim Ideas

The dining room is one place where you want everyone in your home to come together. It is likely the place that you invite your guests into, and spend much...

Save Money on Your Next Faux Wood Beam Purchase

While many big box stores are starting to carry a small selection of faux wood products these days, the truth is that there are much better ways to get your...

The Secret of Truss Design

When you look up and see a beautiful truss system gracing the ceiling of a structure, how much thought do you give to the design? For most of us, the...

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