I'm happy to report that the master bedroom is taking longer than anticipated... because we are installing a beadboard ceiling!(That bucket is not in our master bedroom, it is in our guest room, I found it at a salvage yard and painted it a light blue).
Almost our entire house has these ugly ceiling tiles installed over the original plaster ceiling. I'm not exactly sure why someone thought this was an improvement:
The other night we had dinner at my sister and brother in-law's house. They have beautiful beadboard ceilings in their guest rooms. On the way home I mentioned to Dave how pretty that would look in our bedroom. I was thinking maybe I could try beadboard wallpaper. Well, five minutes after we arrived home I heard the sound of ripping tiles! My husband decided we should do it the proper way which made me very happy. We thought we would use the sheets of beadboard but the next morning Dave went to Home Depot and came home with real cedar planks! Apparently it was only $20 more than the sheets, so it was definitely the better option. Our budget for the room is $200 and half of that is going towards the ceiling, but I think it is a worthy investment. So far it really makes the room!
My husband has been doing all the cutting, measuring, and installing. I have been whitewashing the planks so they are white but you can still see the knots and grain. They even smell nice! This morning I woke up to this...
I am working on some more projects to show you soon. I hope you are all having a wonderful week!
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What a great guy!!
Love the new look!!
Blessings~
It looks wonderful!!
Looks great! We did our dining room this way and I love it.
You lucky girl!!! I love beadboard ceilings and you will be so happy doing it the right way. I'm excited for you and can't wait to see the whole room!
:) Sarah
I am green with envy. :)
I am a new blogger and I just love finding women who like white just as much as I do. Your pictures are beautiful and I can't wait to see the finished room.
Wow! I can't even remember how I found your blog, but I'm so glad I did. I just love it all, so pretty!
It's going to look amazing. I'm considering doing that in our kitchen, family room. I never thought of whitewash though. I just assumed I would paint the boards white. Lots to consider.
No that's my kind of man! Beadboard will be lovely in that room.
Beautiful so far! That's exactly what I want to do in our entire little place, but I haven't told my husband yet!
I love to see wood on the ceiling! It's going to be great!
☺ Celeste
AH! Can't wait to see the reveal! Love love your home!
I wish to heaven I had had the forethought to whitewash my planks before installing them! the prospect of doing it now is quite literally hanging over my head...
I so look forward to seeing the end result - do you sign the back of one of the boards with the date, for posterity?
What a nice husband ... it will be sooo beautiful!
I.am.totally.in.love. with your beadboard, Janice!! It look awesome! :)
Melissa
I hate the sheets of beadboard they never look as good as the real thing , I use select pine for my jobs like this , you will never go back to the sheets after using planks , it is much easier to work with as well , it is gonna look amazing , I want to do our bedroom too , can't wait to see it .
Chris
Hi Janice! Wow, it will look fantastic!!!
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Have a lovely day and I can't wait to see the porject done...
Love, Li
Lucky girl! What a husband. Looks amazing!
Janice! That ceiling is gorgeous! I love beadboard soooo much...I think I'd beadboard my vehicle is I could!! I love that you're husband is so involved too! Your home is beautiful beautiful beautiful!!
Stacey xx
Oh that looks fabulous Janice! You must be so thrilled with the result:) Yay to your handy hubby and you - what a team:) I can't wait to see your bedroom reveal!! Wishing you a lovely day ~ Tina x
Oh I can't wait to see the room all done:) What a great husband you have been blessed with!!
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xoxo,
Anne
Don't you just love it when the hubs not only listens to what your are saying, but does one better and gets the real stuff? I LOVE THAT!! My hubs does the same thing. Your ceiling is going to be a nice addition to your redo.
Oh wow, how beautiful it will look.
Isn't it wonderful that you both like doing the work together. Such fun and so rewarding
Alison
We recently redid our kitchen and we put pine boards on the ceiling. We LOVE it, it made the room. You will be so glad you did that in your bedrm. Hugs, Cindy S
I can't wait to see the finished master bedroom, Janice. It must be fun to do it yourself. My husband would never tempt such a thing ;)
janis
This is going to be wonderful! We have a room like this that we have been considering doing the same thing- it looks so good, I'm thinking this is the way to go!
I love it!!!
I can't wait to see the finished room. I know it is going to be fantastic!
I love bead boarded ceilings.
Have a great evening!
Take Care,
Maria
How beautiful, I love your bead board ceilings! It is definately an improvement on the tiles. You are doing such a wonderful job and on a tight budget as well! Thanks for sharing! xx
Oh, how pretty is that! I love how the planks look... Having a ceiling like that would definitely make lying in bed and staring up into the ceiling more fun :)
I love the bucket with flowers too!
Oh I can't wait to see it! I love the look with painted wood in a home.I will be back.~Cheers Kim
That will look amazing. We have them and I dont think I could go back to plaster now. I am with you wondering why you would put up those tiles?!
You have such a wonderful husband there to go and do what you were REALLY thinking and pull down those things...yay hubby!!
Ness xx
As a fellow Canadian I say BRAVO! I just love what you have done with your little house. I live in Uxbridge On maybe we could go thrifting one day. It's my favorite pass time.
I just LOVE it! I am definitely doing this in my next house. Your husband seems very handy! Can't wait to see the final reveal... :)
looking good...do you think possibly just maybe your hubby is making your dreams come true to keep you in the bedroom longer??lol he is a very smart man :) great improvment on the homes value..I will be tackling the same job in our kitchen very soon,just dreading all the dirt from the old ceiling coming down...I will be checking back for inspiration
Natalie
Oh, how fun! It's so nice to have a handy husband aye? It's beauitiful!
well, this project is enough to tide me over for a while!!! i totally love it and you have me incredibly inspired!!! why i never thought about this is beyond me!! we have those same crappy ceiling tiles downstairs...LOATHE!
happy easter!
xoxo
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Have a nice Monday!!
xx Zaira
Congratulations on your lovely new ceiling!
It will make all the difference.
I found your blog on White Wednesday 4/7/10
and glad I did.
Tootles,
Sandy @ My Shabby Streamside Studio
http://myshabbystreamsidestudio.blogspot.com/
Oh they look so good, what a great guy you've got there!
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