Fake wooden beam?

[Babooshka1990]

To beam or not to beam

It depends on the age and architectural style of your house. If it's a Victorian terrace then no! If it's a cottage then it would make more sense....

@Puffykins no it's a quirky 1930s, randomly extended

pic of the painted beam is the current living room

oakcast.com/

we used this company in the kitchen of a victorian cottage and they looked amazing - even the surveyor thought they were real but they are made of resin then stained.

Ooh those look lovely @bilbodog !

Can I ask roughly how much it cost to do your kitchen?

I think it depends on how they will treat it where it meets the beam on the wall. Would you go all the way to the wall, or end it at the rising beam?
I also think it looks fine as is.

My parents had the Oakcast ones in their house, they were amazingly realistic.

They had them taken out a few months back when they were having an extension done and within half an hour of them being put on the driveway, they had someone knocking on the door asking if they could have them.

@superdupernova

sorry it was over 10 years ago in our previous house but we had 3 put in to cover rsjs and an extra bit over the aga - i think it was around £1400 then but dont quote me!

Historically speaking, beams weren't deliberately left exposed but it you like it then why not.

Nope. It would look ridiculous in a 1930s house, and I say that as someone who lives in a 1930s house.

But also this. Braver than me!

We live in a 1930s house and have small false beams which have been painted black, in the living room, the skirting boards are stained wood (not white) as is the stair banister , hall wall knocked out to make open plan. Brick fireplace was built. It gives a real cosy cottagey feel.

We have a beam across the lounge. It’s a big room and the beam spans around 5m. We minimised it as far as possible and it’s painted the same colour as the ceiling. The piers are as small at possible as the beam is embedded in the wall to enable the piers to be as unobtrusive as possible. A feature beam isn’t great in this type of situation as it splits the room into two halves visually.

We have real oak clad beams in another part of the house as part of an oak framed porch/entrance hall. So I think matching decor with style is what matters.

Definitely not.

But full disclosure - I can’t bear things pretending to look like other things. See also: Kardean, ‘marble’ porcelain tiles.

I have always wanted one of those weird fake lawn boulders from the Sky Mall, though. Not sure why.

A bit difficult if you don’t want exposed steel beams in your house. Most beams are boxed in somehow.