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The modern house is a marvel of architectural advancement, able to sustain life, technology, age, and an incredible amount of weight. Ceilings and walls decorated with accessories like chandeliers and ceiling fans or with functional …

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Are Faux Wood Trusses Right For Your Home?

While vaulted ceilings can add an old-world charm and grand appeal that makes any room more striking, they can also come across as outdated and feel like a huge waste of space. If you have …

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Use Decorative Wood Corbels For Your Next Remodel

A corbel is a wall beam used in construction to support a shelf, mantel or small projecting wall. Decorative wood corbels can add a touch of style to any home – both indoors and out. Fake wood …

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  Vigas are a classic design element most commonly seen on the exterior of Adobe or Pueblo-style homes in the Southwest. The appearance of real wood logs poking through near the flat roofline of a home …

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Adding faux wood beams to the interior of your home is a great way to bring elegance to any room or space. These beams replicate the look of real wood beams, but are lighter, more …

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The Advantages of Installing Faux Wood Shutters

Our last couple of blogs have been all about faux wood shutters, and for good reason. Faux wood shutters are becoming increasingly popular with homeowners. Why? Because they offer incredible benefits and are a great …

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The Different Styles of Faux Wood Shutters

Adding exterior shutters to your home is an easy way to add both architectural interest and dimension to your home. In our last blog post, we shared some helpful tips for choosing exterior shutters for …

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Tips for Choosing Exterior Home Shutters

  As a homeowner, you’re always looking for new ways to spice up the curb appeal of your home. From brushing on a fresh coat of paint on its exterior or adding new planting beds along …

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Introducing Faux Steel I Beams from Volterra

Steel is a part of our country’s history of industrialization, playing a significant role in America’s most prominent architectural designs. While steel has historically been used to build the skyscrapers that dot the skylines in …

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How to Install Faux Wood Beams

If you want to turn an ordinary room inside of your home into something exquisite, installing faux wood beams is a great way to do so. At Volterra Architectural Products, we are a leading manufacturer …

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Today, it is common to find architects designing more and more custom homes with multi-pitched roofs, resulting in beautiful vaulted ceilings on the inside. Vaulted ceilings can make a home’s interior feel brighter, airier, and …

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The Secret to Perfect Exposed Trusses

The exposed truss look is coming back into style, or maybe it never left. However, getting the look you want is about more than just opening up your ceiling. In truth, most exposed trusses are …

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