Coffered Ceilings or beams: A coffered ceiling has recessed panels and crossed beams. Coffers add depth and strength to a room and lower high ceilings. They also introduce coziness and warmth and set off decorative lighting. Beams can be paintable, or constructed of hardwoods and stained. Faux beams are lightweight and non-weight-bearing and can be installed in any type of finished construction. (Read more…)

 

Crown/ Ceiling borders: The ceiling is often the most overlooked area in the home. Crown molding adds class to any room and makes it look finished. Very wide crown molding can be created by incorporating narrow moldings atop one another. Ceiling borders can repeat the look of wainscoting, dropping batten board or beadboard down the walls below the crown. (Read more…)

 

Door Treatments: There is a huge range of choices available for interior doors and door-surrounds. Interior doors can be solid or hollow, incorporating glass, recessed panels, or other design elements. Casings can be simple or traditional and elaborate. Again, elements can be combined, and in paintable or hardwood surfaces. (Read more…)

 

Fireplace Mantels: Best Woods offers a myriad of choices for fireplace design. Many styles of pilasters and mantels are available, both in paintable composite and stainable hardwoods. Another realm of possibility opens up with the decision to nix the pilasters and mount a mantel on corbels. (Read more…)

 

Pilasters, Pillars, and Columns: A pilasterperforms like a decorative column, but is square and projects a third of its width or less from the wall. Pilasters, pillars, and columns can look weight-bearing but in actuality be purely ornamental, adding definition and mass to passageways, doorways, and walls. They can be paintable, and certain styles are available in hardwoods. (Read more…)

 

Stair Systems: Updating a stair system can have a profound effect on the look of your home. Beautiful stairs make an emotional impact equal to a beautiful fireplace, on you, your family, and perhaps a potential home-buyer. Again, the choices are vast, incorporating paintable surfaces or hardwoods, wood balusters or wrought iron. (Read more…)

 

Wainscot: (wain·scot) – a usually paneled wooden lining of an interior wall. Wainscot can transform a bland space into an elegant room ─ wainscot adds interesting detail to walls that otherwise have no built-in character. Available in many styles, paintable, or in hardwood. (Read more…)

 

Window Treatments: Window surrounds establish décor in a home and consist of  lintel (top), casings, and sill. Very wide borders can be created by putting together narrower elements. Window treatments can be paintable or hardwood. (Read more…)