I have a 4"x10"x14' ugly-as-heck beam in a room that I recently remodeled. It is a knotty doug fir beam that has been stained dark green. This is the ridge beam in a loft bedroom.
Any ideas on how to cover this up without spending a fortune? The rest of the room is drywall and painted white, whith fir trim around the windows.
Drywall
I have a similar situation in my family room and it was covered with drywall and painted the same as the ceiling. Blends in and does not look all that bad.
idea #1: Drywall over it with some 3/8" drywall. - it'll require taping of four corners, which can be a pain.
idea #2: Buy some clear pine planks and cover with those, prime and paint.
idea #3: buy some panelling or bead-board and cover with that.
idea #4: paint over it, though I'm not sure what was used as a stain so paint may not work.
Try #4 first, prime first. Paint color of the ceiling.
If you don't like the effect - go for #2. (although I'm not sure what ismeant by "clear pine planks".
I actually had beams installed in my cathedral-ceiling'd addition. Now they're covered with unfinished pine planks. I get compliments on it, although that suprises me - to me they're just waiting there unfinished and awaiting the new windows and trim, after which I will stain the trim and and the beams.
Banty
Why not just prime it and paint?
I'd go with painting and maybe try a faux finish wood grain to match the fir trim. There's some labor, but the materials are cheap.
Had the same situation. Had it drywalled, bull nosed and textured. Made me wonder why I ever looked at that nearly black beam up there for twenty years.
Slick, quick, and inexpensive.
Steve
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