Coffered ceiling

Wow, I love that. Great work!

wow, what a dreamceiling!!

-- -Thomas -

Great job. I’ve been thinking of doing the same thing. What kind of wood did you use for the beams. They seem to have stained up nicely.

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Thank you.
It is all made from pine. I sealed the beadboard with bin white shellac, sanded with 220 then sprayed with 2 coats of waterborne lacquer.
The beams and crown molding were stained with a custom mix Ben Moore that the client had used elsewhere in their home then 3 coats of minwax polyurethane (again at the customers request)
What I did to prevent the blotching was to sand to 180 then brush on the stain and not wipe it off.

Oh my, that is some kind of beautiful!

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Nice job. I’m planning to do something similar over my new kitchen and breakfast nook. Any tips for installation?

always,
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Real sweet job…well done.

Very nice job. Thanks for sharing.

-- Scott in Texas

Great work!

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Hi Anji,
I installed this over an existing ceiling so all of the wiring was already in place.
The box along the wall was just a single board nailed up on the flat. The walls were straight enough that I didnt have to add scribe behind.
The beadboard was the biggest challenge to have each bay line up with the next so it didnt look staggered when seen from their kitchen.

LOVE IT! My house has the original black walnut coffered ceilings (circa 1890-1900) in the living room and dining room- but some ninny long ago (1950-s) stapled up those awful ceiling squares. One day I would like to tear those out and get the ceilings replastered. I like the bead board on your ceiling. Different look- very interesting and quite lovely. :)

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I have always loved a coffered ceiling. The combo of beadboard and coffers is fabulous! You did a stunning job, the clients have to be thrilled!

-- - Cindy, texture freak -

That is seriously beautiful.. inspiration for my own house.. thanks and GREAT Job!

Very nice more people should be doing this.

Beautiful work. Are the boxes formed by intersecting nailers and beams or are they 45’d, assembled on the ground then installed?