Stepped Moulding Nearly everyone has started adding crown moulding to their homes to create a premium touch. Stepped moulding goes one step further by combining multiple trim styles in a layered fashion along the ceiling and wall crease. This layered effect can be very striking, but can also be used to hide flaws along the ceiling and walls by covering a wider swath of the space.
Category: Faux Wood Trusses
Faux wood trusses are a great addition to any space with vaulted ceilings. Lightweight faux wood truss kits from Volterra Architectural Products come with everything you need for easy installation. Our decorative trusses give you the aesthetic benefits of natural exposed wood trusses without the immense labor and material costs of installation. In this blog, you’ll find all the information you need regarding decorative trusses, the selection of truss kits that we offer here at Volterra, as well as professional design tips to help incorporate faux truss beams into your space. Check out some posts to start expanding your knowledge regarding decorative trusses.
3 Tips To Make Small Space Living Seem Bigger
Add Depth To Your Ceiling One of the best ways to make a small space living area look bigger is to add that something extra to your ceiling space. It can be a new coat of paint that is a different color than the walls or: – Wood Planks: They add that extra style and depth you need to make a room look bigger. Planks come in a variety of colors to choose from. – Beams: Faux wood beams are lighter than regular beams and easily self-install. These beams can also add depth to a ceiling and are u-shaped and hollow, which means you can hide any unsightly wires or pipes. – Truss Systems: If you have a high ceiling these decorative systems will really work well for you. These range from basic design styles such as Huntsman to more complex designs like Hawkeye.
Add Texture To The Walls
Another great way to make a small space living area look larger is to add depth to the four walls of the room. You can do this pretty easily with paint, but paint won’t add texture on its own. Instead, try: – Textured wallpaper – Plain colored paint with decorative panels – Or both!Add Height To The Room
Lastly, a really nice way to trick your eyes into thinking the space is bigger than it really is: add some height to the room. This can be as easy as adding some tall flowers to vases or tall interior trees and placing them in pots around the space. But, you can also use mantels to create shelving up high. While mantels are primarily for fireplaces, they, as well as any other wood you can get your hands on, work really well for bookcases and it helps draw the eyes upward which in turn makes the room seem bigger than it actually is. To learn more about how Volterra Architectural Products can help you with your interior needs, contact us at 602-253-7373. ]]>Exposed Trusses Are In
Rustic Trusses in homes are seen as a rustic accent. The natural wood grain stands out and ties in with beautiful hardwoods throughout the house. This theme sees a resurgence every few years as we search for some classic styling in a modern world.
Modern Elegance
A new trend aims to make the trusses themselves a bold accent in any room. More and more people are painting their trusses bright white, especially in rooms with large open windows. Accents, such as additional braces or carved filigree, are added to the trusses to give them an upscale appearance.Industrial
Some people really love the open industrial look that exposed trusses can offer. The dark beams surrounded by cables and conduits is a look that is both rugged and super-functional. It does away with all of the frills and overtures of the classic look and lets us appreciate the mechanics of the building itself.Adding Exposed Trusses
Decorative trusses can be added to rooms in a number of ways, even if the room does not have large vaulted ceilings. Partial trusses can be used to accent walls and make the ceiling look more striking. If you already have trusses it is easy to change the look and feel of the room by adding color or updating the hardware accents. Volterra Architectural Products has many faux wood decorative truss options to fit any style home made with our very best materials. To learn more about trusses, visit our online gallery and see some of our past projects! Or give us a call at 602-258-7373.]]>Add Style to Your Home with Decorative Trusses
trusswork in your living room, kitchen, or attic, consider decorative trusses. Decorative trusses from Volterra Architectural Products, LLC, come in multiple colors and textures. Colors range from light walnut and oak, to mahogany and espresso. Textures include Doug Fir, Tuscany, Sand Blast, Rough Sawn, and Hand Hewn. The wide array of choices ensure you’ll find the perfect look for your home. Our decorative trusses are available in nine different designs, from basic scissor trusses to arched hammer trusses. Each truss system comes with installation instructions and components for hassle-free assembly. A turnkey package for each truss style is available, which also includes schematics, fasteners, adhesive, cabling system and structural components. Adding polish and sophistication to your home is easy with Volterra, an innovator in the manufacturing of decorative truss systems. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, we manufacture and supply faux wood products, moulding and plasters to contractors and the public so you can easily create the home of your dreams. To place an order, please fill out our contact form, or call (602)258-7373. ]]>
Decorative Ceilings Phoenix
Most ceilings are either flat or arched, high, empty expanses, that are the last place anyone would think to embellish. If anything, usually the only things the ceiling is lucky enough to possess are a series of lighting fixtures or just one lighting unit, installed right in the ceiling’s center. But, the ceiling is just as important as the rest of the room when it comes to décor. In fact the ceiling is known to many interior decorators as the ‘fifth wall’. To create interesting and decorative ceilings, Phoenix homeowners have many different creative ideas to choose from.
For decorative ceilings, Phoenix architectural products company, Volterra, offers components such trusses. Trusses are a framework built with a combination of beams, columns, braces, and arches. Made of faux wood, in luxurious look-alike wood finishes, trusses bring grandeur and elegance to any overhead space. Truss design plans go from a basic scissor truss style to more elaborate styles, such as the arched hammer style. When you’re in a room that is adorned with a ceiling truss, you can’t help but feel like you’re in a rustic mountain chalet or English country manor.
Another option to add life and charm to the ceiling are beams. Done the right way, ceiling beams can also change the look and feel of a room. Installed either across the ceiling in rows or in a checkerboard pattern, a beamed ceiling is a throwback to simpler, more rustic times.
Volterra’s faux beams and trusses are made from HDF (high density foam) and come in all kinds of wood stain colors and wood grain textures. No one can tell the difference, they cost less than wood beams, and won’t warp or invite insects as real wood beams can.
To learn more about decorative ceilings, Phoenix style, visit Volterra Architectural Products or call us at (602) 258-7373.
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Volterra is an architectural product manufacturer and distributor you can count on to provide fine architectural elements and finish products for residential and commercial use. Our extensive product inventory includes hardwood mouldings and other millwork products, faux wood beams, fireplace mantels, decorative ceiling truss systems, decorative shutters and other exterior home accessories, faux cast limestone elements, hardwood and flexible trim, decorative interior plasters and stucco, and more. Whether a new construction, basic home improvement, or restoration, Volterra, as an architectural product manufacturer, is a great resource for specialty home enhancements. We are proud to manufacture most of our products at our production plant in Phoenix, Arizona.
Volterra is America’s largest architectural product manufacturer of faux wood products. Replicating natural wood, our faux wood beams, mouldings, planks, brackets, corbels, planking, shutters & vents, trusses, truss tails, mantels, are made from high density foam (HDF). Customized to meet most any size specification, these HDF products will not warp, crack, rot, swell, or attract insects, like natural wood. They’re made of the highest quality and look like the real thing but with less hassle and cost.
Volterra is also the premiere source for natural hardwood products in Arizona. We stock thousands of profiles and can match or create most any custom moulding profile in a variety of wood species. Products like crown mouldings, baseboard, panel mouldings, casings, corbels and brackets are available.
To learn more about Volterra Architectural Products, call us in Arizona, at (602) 258-7373.
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roof truss design into a vaulted or cathedral ceiling. A roof truss design is basically a non-functional “framework” that’s built using a combination of faux wood beams, columns, braces, and arches. A roof truss design will still keep your cathedral ceiling open and airy up to the rafters, but with a rich wood finish and texture, it can provide the warmth of a rustic Aspen rocky mountain lodge or the elegance of a French country estate. Volterra’s lightweight roof truss designs mimic natural wood, creating a dramatic effect for vaulted ceilings without the cost of using natural wood trusses. Our faux wood roof truss design plans run the gamut from a basic scissor truss style to the more elaborate arched hammer style truss. Available in nine different styles, multiple wood grains and luxurious wood finishes like deep espresso, light walnut, rustic oak, and rich mahogany, these structures bring elegance and a touch of coziness to any escalated overhead space.]]>
Exposed Truss Tails Home Design Ideas
Truss tails, sometimes referred to as rafter tails, are the lower end portions of the rafter that project beyond the exterior wall of a building, up near the roof. In standard, contemporary home building, soffits are constructed along the belly of the eaves, after the overhang is finished, to cover up the wood truss tails, however, in older construction of homes, soffits were sometimes omitted, leaving the underside of the eaves and the truss tails exposed. Today, for a more rustic look, this mode; having the rafter tails left visible, is often used for a decorative effect. To take it a step further, since open rafter tails can add visual interest and romance to a home, wood or faux wood truss tails are often added purely for aesthetics, even when they aren’t actually part of a home’s architectural structure. Volterra’s faux wood truss tails, are decorative end cuts that can be used to dress up the ends of home roof rafters, beams, trellises and pergolas. Our truss tails offer the same visual characteristics of real wood and are free from the potential damages that wood usually endures like: rotting, warping, cracking and twisting. In more than 20 different styles – shapes, curves, angles, lengths and widths, Volterra truss tails can dramatically change the profile of any home or structure adding visual interest and enhancing curb appeal.]]>
Styling Exposed Trusses for a Modern Home
When homeowners look to add style and character to their home, one area that often gets ignored is the ceiling. Generally, when people are redesigning their home they look to frame windows with billowy valances and drapes, cover floors with plush rugs and luxury tiles or coat the walls in colored papers and paints. Often, we spend so much time looking down and around that we forget to look up! But, believe it or not, ceiling height and décor has a lot to do with how comfortable a space is perceived to be. Incorporating exposed, decorative trusses into the height of any room can instantly transform its ambience from echo-y and cold to comfy and warm. When you walk into any room, your senses take into consideration its size and space. Internally, you quickly size up your comfort level in that particular room. For this reason, ceilings are built in different heights and styles. Some are flat and some are pitched. A regular vaulted ceiling, for example, will have 2 asymmetrical sloped sides and create a cozier atmosphere. A cathedral ceiling, on the other hand, will be shaped like an upside down ‘V’, with 2 dramatically sloped sides that come together at the highest pitch point. While cathedral ceilings are hands-down, viscerally impactful and visually impressive, they don’t necessarily offer a cozy room to dine, have a conversation, sit and read, or take a snooze. Adding architectural elements can make the ceiling space less intense and imposing, especially the incorporation of embellishments like attractive wood or faux wood exposed trusses. Exposed trusses are a framework constructed of a combination of beams, columns, braces and sometimes arches. In luxurious wood finishes, like deep espresso, light walnut, rustic oak, and rich mahogany, these structures bring elegance and a touch of intimacy to those soaring overhead spaces. Design plans for exposed trusses go from a basic scissor truss style to the more elaborate arched hammer style truss. Think, rustic Swiss Alps Chalet, stately French country manor or charming Napa Valley winery. So, when you’re in the mood for a room change, don’t forget to look up toward the stars! The natural look and feel of wooden elements like exposed trusses, or even beams, are the best way to dress up that empty, lofty space up in the rafters.]]>
Adapting a Truss Design to Suit Your Style
Adapting a Truss Design to Suit Your Style Though thinking about a truss design might evoke images of a rustic space, decorative trusses are extremely versatile and suitable for all styles of homes. With the lightweight non-functional trusses from Volterra that mimic natural wood trusses, you can have the beautiful appearance of trusses in your home without the hassle and labor costs. Their style and color choices make the trusses adaptable to your unique architecture and create a stunning effect in any space. Blending In To achieve the stunning architectural accent of truss design while maintaining a modern feel, paint the trusses the same color as the rest of the room. This is easy with Volterra’s primed (ready for the paint or stain) finish, and even though they’re painted the same color as the room, their unique wooden texture lends them depth and strength. The Huntsman style truss design works well in a modern space because of its simple, minimal beam structure. Natural Warmth Truss design that maintains a natural wood look, color and texture has the ability to be rustic or contemporary, depending on the application. To play up the rustic appearance, incorporate more wood surfaces like walls and flooring. For a more contemporary feel, keep walls, windows and design lines simple and clean. The Aspen truss style, with its arched accents, gives an earthy, lodge-like appearance, while the Sawtooth design adheres to cleaner lines and structure. Flooded with Light In a space filled with windows that allow in ample natural light, truss appearance is anything but heavy. For a grand room with high, arched ceilings, trusses help emphasize the architecture and accentuate walls of windows. Trusses work as a framework around spectacular views and bring balance to a space already filled with sleek wooden surfaces. To achieve a minimal intrusion of truss design, the Catskill style has just enough structure for visibility without a feeling of descending weight. While trusses used to be an essential part of structural support in homes, with Volterra’s decorative truss design options, they can fit in any style home. The lightweight, natural wood look and feel of these trusses add that touch of unique visual interest to your home and lend sophistication, rustic charm or even modern sensibility to a space. Volterra’s extensive selection of colors and textures allows you to find just the right fit for your home, and you can vary your choices throughout the home for a truly unique application. Discover the beauty of trusses from Volterra today.]]>