DIY faux ceiling beams. With beadboard, fresh paint, updated lighting, and now faux beams, this hallway is a showstopper.

Decorative ceiling beams are non-load-bearing beams typically created by covering a foam core with wood veneer. This faux beam, connected to the ceiling with an adhesive or screws and nails, gives a ...

But it turns out to be almost as easy to make a convincing fake exposed beam as an unconvincing one, and why bother with an illusion that only works out of the corner of one's eye? HGTV's Jenn Todryk ...

If you want to install downlights but have a solid concrete slab or flat roof above, adding faux beams allows you to fit downlights into the beams without having to drill huge holes into the ceiling.