I'm happy to report that the master bedroom is taking longer than anticipated... because we are installing a beadboard ceiling!(That bucket is not in our master bedroom, it is in our guest room, I found it at a salvage yard and painted it a light blue).
Almost our entire house has these ugly ceiling tiles installed over the original plaster ceiling. I'm not exactly sure why someone thought this was an improvement:
The other night we had dinner at my sister and brother in-law's house. They have beautiful beadboard ceilings in their guest rooms. On the way home I mentioned to Dave how pretty that would look in our bedroom. I was thinking maybe I could try beadboard wallpaper. Well, five minutes after we arrived home I heard the sound of ripping tiles! My husband decided we should do it the proper way which made me very happy. We thought we would use the sheets of beadboard but the next morning Dave went to Home Depot and came home with real cedar planks! Apparently it was only $20 more than the sheets, so it was definitely the better option. Our budget for the room is $200 and half of that is going towards the ceiling, but I think it is a worthy investment. So far it really makes the room!
My husband has been doing all the cutting, measuring, and installing. I have been whitewashing the planks so they are white but you can still see the knots and grain. They even smell nice! This morning I woke up to this...
I am working on some more projects to show you soon. I hope you are all having a wonderful week!