Beams or Wood Ceiling
ANDREW Lake
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How to light post and beam - dark wood ceiling
Comments (7)Well, yes. You can shine a light on the ceiling and, because it's such a dark color, most of the light is absorbed rather than bouncing off of it. With such large, dark surfaces, these rooms will never be so full of light as they would if they were all whites and beiges. On the other hand, an all-beige room is never going to have the depth and intimacy and charm that your rooms have. I'd be inclined to make the best of what they are rather than trying to make them into something they're not. I'd try lighting wall surfaces with sconces or track lighting, to provide indirect ambient light and keep it from feeling like a cave, and use pendants, table and floor lamps to light other areas as needed....See MoreParade of Homes
Comments (24)@joyce_633 - I think it depends on the tract builder (more commonly called production builders where I am). We are building with a production builder, but we have always known what the “bones” were and had opportunity to change those bones. We narrowed down to about three builders and were able to sit down with them and their plans and specs and talk about them with their construction methods. For example, two of the builders we talked to build with open trusses which was important to us to give more flexibility in the space and meant for example ceilings would be “true” to their height without drops or soffits for HVAC. Also meant far less support columns so it was easier to move walls to where they worked for us etc. The builders would tell us what their standard insulation for example was (and as we are in a colder climate and it is competitive they were all comparable) and what we could upgrade to. Ditto for everything from HVAC to electrical. We did use a builder’s stock plan, but we really could have input on how to modify that plan and specifications (as long as all to Code!). Ours was a good experience. We don’t have a very fancy house by any means, but that is not our style, and I expect it will be a happy comfortable home for us and our lifestyle. i have been to and in my house almost every single day since stake out and have been able to also see exactly what is going on. We have never built a fully custom home and I do not anticipate we ever will - personally I know I do not have the heart for it! - but I don’t think all production builders - or markets - are the same, and some will work with clients to do either semi-custom or even fully custom....See Morenew house has rustic wood flooring and rustic wood ceiling white beams
Comments (2)I think you can't ever go wrong with white blinds. Especially if they are high quality custom ones, they will be around longer than your current color scheme....See MoreCoffered ceilings vs. wooden beams on the double height ceiling
Comments (8)Thank you all....the house is still in the build mode....the third picture I shared is of an existing model. And yes it will look similar barring the windows where we are not doing the grids. It seems like most of you are leaning towards coffered ceilings - right? to maintain the harmony. The confusion we were having was driven by my wife's liking for the beams - but seems like they will be a misfit in the rest of the design....agree?...See MoreRedRyder
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