Browse Forums Renovation + Home Improvement 1 Mar 25, 2015 8:37 pm I desperately need some suggestions. Our lounge has exposed beams and between all timber also which darkens our lounge room and looks too colonial. I want to modernise it as well as lighten the room which. The timber has been coated in a natural lime finish. To lighten up our lounge I want to get our ceiling white. At lease the wood in between beams, however I was told by a professional painter that it would need to be stripped, primed again and even then may only last up to two years before woods natural oils seep through and stain the White paint. My next thought to plaster in between the beams, over the wood slats and then paint it white but my husband says that will be an excessive spend. Any thoughts anyone? Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 2Mar 27, 2015 8:41 am Some photos would help. I agree with your take on it though. I personally think cathedral ceilings and exposed rafters and beams look so '60's ( depending on the style of house and personal taste aside ). I've had a few clients over the years who have had these in their houses originally and hated them from day one ( changing lightbulbs on a ceiling 18 feet high, cleaning spider webs on the same ceiling etc ) so they ended up installing a suspended ceiling about 3m high with pendants and downlights. Stewie Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 3Apr 05, 2015 7:24 pm As my name suggests, I really like 60s architecture and the feeling of space that comes with high ceilings. In my opinion residential architecture peaked in the 1960s. If I had timber cathedral ceilings there's no way I would be painting them or plastering over them. To me it would be like butchering a classic Porsche by putting cheap mag wheels on it or something. But it's your house, do what you want. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 4Apr 05, 2015 7:26 pm On the other hand, if you don't have high ceilings, painting the timber and beams white will hugely brighten up the room and make it feel a bit less cave-like Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 5Apr 07, 2015 1:48 pm I know what you are saying about cathedral ceilings but I think I've seen too many that had the timber beams painted mission brown and the ceilings beige to ever like them again. High ceilings are an entirely different beast ( depending too on how high ) and something around 3-4m in an older house - victorian, georgian, federation etc and finished with all the right details can look impressive. Stewie Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 6Apr 07, 2015 4:21 pm I think mission brown is a crime against humanity isn't it? Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 7Apr 08, 2015 1:15 pm Quote: I think mission brown is a crime against humanity isn't it? Too true. A client of mine that I did several bathroom renos for quite a while ago who I saw recently told me he has just had all the exterior paint re-done. He proudly told me that his house now looks as good as new. Sadly he didn't change the colour scheme - mission brown timber decking, handrails, stairs, pergola, barge boards and any other exterior timberwork coupled with mission brown aluminium windows and front door, oh and dark brown tiles to the front path and steps. Yep, good as new ! Stewie Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 8Apr 08, 2015 7:33 pm I saw an article by some "interior designer" saying mission brown is back in, I thought jesus christ the interior designers are at it again... Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 9Apr 08, 2015 7:49 pm My 1970's house has exposed Oregon beams and cathedral ceilings. When I bought the house previous owners had painted the beams in the bedrooms mission brown and in other areas had painted the beams white. The white beams looked awful, as the white paint showed up all the cracks in the Oregon and also showed all the spiders webs etc. I repainted all the beams in charcoal (which is the colour they were originally stained when the house was built). The dark beams to not make the rooms dark as the average light level is dependant on the average reflectances over the ceiling. Repainting the ceilings white increased the contrast with the dark beams and made the spaces seem brighter. A classic 1970's house is what it is. To try to change it will often just spoil and down grade the property. Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 10Apr 09, 2015 2:10 pm Quote: I saw an article by some "interior designer" saying mission brown is back in, I thought jesus christ the interior designers are at it again... Oh, no! Not for a second time, surely. A good idea on the colour scheme Beetaloo for your situation. Charcoal and white would look quite swish. However - Quote: A classic 1970's house is what it is. To try to change it will often just spoil and down grade the property. Having lived in a couple and drawn plans for a lot of renos of houses of this era I'd have to say that the mantra of " the '70's is the decade that style forgot " in a lot of these cases certainly rings true. Some of them have been true shockers, most just very ordinary and the only way to make them half decent ( apart from a couple of sticks of TNT ) is to completely gut them and start again. If they have some sort of real character or architectural merit then maybe keep the style and give it a modest update but for the rest 3...2...1... Stewie ( who actually likes a lot of retro styles ) Re: Timber exposed cathedral ceiling changes 11Apr 09, 2015 4:05 pm I actually think the 80's was by far the worst. Dark bricks, double brick, dark dark dark interiors. Houses that look like pizza hut restaurants. Really poorly done replica american houses. It was not good at all. The 70's weren't too bad, but there are definitely some shockers. Especially at the budget end of the scale... Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Our 6m high Cathedral ceiling has 0 insulation, just plaster, wrap and tiles as far as I can tell. 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