Dear James: I want to add ceiling lighting and a ceiling fan to my living room, but there is no wiring up there. I would like to add decorative box beams and run the wiring through them. How can I ...

Start out with a 2-by-6-inch beam and cut it down to 4.5 inches on a table saw. Attach the pieces securely to the ceiling.. The vertical sides of the box beam can be made from 1-by-4-inch lumber ...

Because bathrooms are typically small spaces, they can be the perfect room to try out an interesting ceiling design that ...

Rather than hide the ceiling supports under drywall, Aina and Alberto chose to leave them exposed. Using plywood (rather than old, rustic timber) for the beams gave the design refreshing modern ...

Gazing upward is rewarded in famous buildings such as the Sistine Chapel, Istanbul’s Blue Mosque, and DC’s own Union Station. Not so much in most private homes, where bland drywall—or worse yet, the ...