Stained wood cased opening

William Keith Dykes on Instagram: "DITCH the plain Jane cased opening and rock the FAUX Beam! #gotitcoach #woodworking #wood #fauxbeam #newconstruction #remodel #notsolid #mademyown #lamello #zetap2 #custom #customhomebuilding #customhomebuilder #addscharacter #distressed #notplainjane #"

Hatcliff Construction on Instagram: "One of my favorite little architectural touches is to add pocket pivot hinges to allow doors to recess into a wide cased opening. This can be accomplished with painted or stained wood and can be incorporated into contemporary or traditional designs. Here we built the doors out of white oak to work seamlessly with the study’s oak paneling. It’s fun to go through a house plan and try to find places that unique details can be added. This keeps every home…

Piercy&Company Architects. London based architectural practice with a reputation for bold ideas, strong forms and carefully crafted buildings.

Paige Bower | Budget DIY + Custom Carpentry + Design | My go-to stain combo that works every time! One thing I do before even getting started on staining: sand the wood I’m working on. Sanding… | Instagram

I love the look of exposed wood beams and the little punch of rustic that they give. But big, chunky, REAL, SOLID WOOD beams are not so wallet-friendly. As it always does, our renovation ran higher than we hoped and being thrifty is always a goal. So, real wood beams that were pretty and perfect all on their own, were not in the cards. In this in-progress shot, you see the wood beams we used. They’re functional, but cheaper. They wouldn’t be that pretty stained. And they’re a bit smaller…