Exposed garage ceiling

Light and bright. An original goal for the garage renovation project. Instead of dry walling the ceiling or putting additional storage up there, we decided to leave the trusses open and paint. Answering what and how to paint was a bigger question. The ceiling was a pitched roof with open trusses and roof shingles. No plywood or anything else between the framing and our roof. So, if we painted, then in a couple years when we replace our roof, all those painted shingles will come right off…

Is there a part of your home that is a real feature, and has that 'wow factor'? Be it an interesting layout, a unique piece of furniture, a striking paint colour or even an unusual print, having a stand-out feature can become a talking point and something that makes your home unique. With our newly renovated house, that wow feature is most definitely the exposed beams on our pitched ceiling. Today I'm showing you the whole process of how we exposed the beams. It certainly was not without…

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