Before adding wood beams to the ceiling, you need to determine their placement. Examine your ceiling to identify joists, lights, and other obstructions you'll need to work around. Once you've decided ...

No matter the look of a room’s interior or the style of the decor, exposed ceiling beams can add depth and warmth to a home’s ambiance. The trend is more than a decor choice. Starter homes with ...

Following years of minimalism and all-white decor, modern rustic styles are gaining popularity to create home designs that ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Megan Buerger, Special to The Washington Post Lusting after exposed brick walls or a ceiling punctuated with rustic wood beams? Here’s an idea: Fake it.

In an orange dumpster one recent Sunday morning, between old bricks and trash bags, Heather Olsen struck gold: rustic wood beams that once held the floor of a 100-year-old house. A nurse, mother of ...