Hi there, we first painted our exposed rafter ceiling in October when we moved in, thinking at some paint we may expose the wood. And the previous owners had left the paint for years to flake and rot.

I am unsure of the type of wood, but it strips very easily with paint stripper. I think it's oregon but can't be sure. This section took around 5 minutes. Fiddly.

Any thoughts/suggestions? This is the idea we had in mind. Picture number 5.

http://www.houzz.com/exposed-beams/p/32

Our photos are below.

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I had oregon at my last house in my "guest house/Office", your timber looks very close to it!

Is it a very SOFT timber? If so....its Oregon

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Not a very good photo.....