Exposed ceiling joists

To add drama and airiness to any room, consider exposed ceiling beams overhead. Learn about their timeless allure and three ways to get the look at home.

So we made some major moves in our home the past few weeks. After falling in love with opening up our ceiling in our kitchen... we finally pulled that design choice into the rest of the house, yes we tore out our ceilings throughout the entire main floor. During this process we have had so many people message, asking why we decided to take them out, because they are debating doing it too. Well, I will say, like most design, it is not for everyone. If you are on the fence of going down this…

Is there a part of your home that is a real feature, and has that 'wow factor'? Be it an interesting layout, a unique piece of furniture, a striking paint colour or even an unusual print, having a stand-out feature can become a talking point and something that makes your home unique. With our newly renovated house, that wow feature is most definitely the exposed beams on our pitched ceiling. Today I'm showing you the whole process of how we exposed the beams. It certainly was not without…

In our 1970's basement remodel, we chose to open up the ceiling to expose the floor joists and give us basement ceiling beams. See more details in the vlog. #remodelaholic #basementrenovation #basementremodel #vlog

In our shallow, century-old rowhome basement, painting the exposed floor joists was a great way to renovate the space without dropping the ceiling height. It’s been a few years since we have moved from our Baltimore rowhome, but it seems that our basement renovation is continuing to inspire others (10k + repins on Pinterest and […]

What is an exposed beam or exposed joist ceiling like? Learn about exposed beams and joists before you pull down ceiling drywall.

The sheetrockers are hard at work at my Rockridge project. Here is a picture of the hallway where we are keeping the fine old ceiling joists exposed. Stay tuned on this one. Its going to be the co…

When finishing a basement, opting for a drywall ceiling can be a big budget item. So, use these ideas to leave your ceiling exposed while making it look great.