5.08.2012

Screen Porch: Ceiling, Oh the Ceiling!

If you've been around a while following the progress on our porch, you'll remember that the porch ceiling was a source of some angst for me.  I debated paint and stain in several variations.  Ultimately stain seemed the right way to go, so I sought out a white semi-transparent stain.  It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be but I did find several. We ultimately went with Cabot brand.

Here's the result...



Here's what it looked like before.

Still a little bit rustic but still traditional and fitting for our house.  I love it.

Some other details have been added now as well including this upright in the peak.  
You can also see the first coat of paint but I wish it was a simple story which had already resolved itself, but it's not. More to come on that...

7 comments:

  1. Great ceiling. Reminds me of those in Sarah Richardson's homes.

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  2. I love how it turned out! I can't wait to see it all comes together. It sounds like you've had a few bumps in the road, but when it's all done, you'll be glad you did it!

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  3. Looks really good. Natural but polished!

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  4. The ceiling looks great! It is so exciting to see this room come to life!
    -Shelley

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  5. Looks beautiful....I did the same thing to a very large sunroom in a previous house...I loved that the grain of the wood shown thru....yet, very airy and light....Loved that you chose that option!!...

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  6. Beautiful! We bought a shrub that is trained to climb up lattice so it makes a screen to cover our air conditioner that was in the front yard. You plant it and push the legs of the support into the ground - not sure I am describing it right, but it works great! We bought two - one for the front and one for the side of the a/c unit so you can't see it at all from the street now. Maybe you can find something similar.

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