Week 5 of the One Room Challenge was by far the hardest yet! Have you ever gotten in over your head, smack dab in the middle of a project, and though WHAT WAS I THINKING!? I have to admit, this was me over the weekend.
When I told Eric I wanted to team up with The Home Depot to do a DIY ceiling makeover, he was thrilled. We’d talked about how much we loved wood beams and coffered ceilings but knew the standard 8 foot ceilings in our converted garage living room wouldn’t allow for too much on the ceiling. So we came up with an alternative!
BEFORE
We worked with The Home Depot to bring this amazing DIY ceiling makeover to life! It was by far one of the hardest projects we’ve done; mostly because it’s all overhead which is incredibly hard on your neck and arms. But the finished product was SO WORTH IT!
During
The beadboard panels were all Eric’s idea, and admittedly I was cursing him while the two of us were trying to hold them in place AND screw them up, but they really are the best part. It took us two full days to get this project done, but the process could go even faster if you have help! So if you have a ceiling that’s seen better days; maybe it has water damage or you just hate that popcorn ceiling – head over to the Home Depot blog for my full tutorial on doing your own DIY ceiling makeover!
AFTER
Check out my Faux Coffered Ceiling tutorial on the Home Depot blog!
Week 1: Introduction
Week 2: DIY Entertainment Center
Week 3: Watercolor Gallery Wall
Week 4: DIY Coffee Table
Week 5: DIY Ceiling Makeover (You’re here!)
Week 6: The Big Reveal!
The ceiling looks great! Love the beadboard – totally worth the workout, I’m sure!
wow … it’s night and day! love how the popcorn ceiling disappears just like that! thanks for the tips and inspiration!
It looks beautiful! We did a weaber lumber ceiling for the ORC project, ours is more rustic looking, yours is so perfectly finished and trimmed. Nicely done!! (And those accursed husbands are right once in a million years, as much as I hate to admit it ; ) I always tell mine to soak it in cause it doesn’t happen often! )
the ceiling looks awesome- what a great idea~
The ceiling looks amazing! I love how it turned out! I’m sure it was a lot of work, but it was definitely worth it.
Amber, I have been in over my head more than I have not – it is coming together beautifully – the ceiling is going to be PINNED like crazy because it is GENIUS!!!! Cannot wait to see the REVEAL!
Looks SUPER but hubby is thinking it would sag after a while. I keep telling him this is our answer to a bathroom ceiling that is not so pretty to look at. But fights back with the sagging question.
Just tack in a few brad nails or finish nails in the middle and patch if needed before painting 🙂
OMG I love this one! I would love to do this in my room some day! Come over and help decorate?
Go Big! 🙂
Thanks, Little! I’d LOVE to help you!! 😉
Looks great! What is the wall paint color?
It’s SW 6246 North Star!
What paint did you use on the ceiling? I have found that bead board is difficult to paint.
Hi Lana, we used ceiling paint. I didn’t have any trouble on the bras board with it.