{"id":1338,"date":"2025-10-22T16:11:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:11:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/?p=1338"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:12:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:12:34","slug":"adding-wooden-beams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/?p=1338","title":{"rendered":"Adding Wooden Beams"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1338\" class=\"elementor elementor-1338\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-759d69a0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"759d69a0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d9c39ba\" data-id=\"6d9c39ba\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fc759c0 elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3fc759c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.12.1 - 02-04-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I wanted to add details to the attic bedroom ceiling so I added wooden beams. This both added extra interest to the ceiling and also reinforced the roof ready for when I add roof tiles.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>I used square wooden doweling which I cut to size and also I wittled to make the wood look worn and old. I stained them to match the wooden floors and glued them in place with wood glue.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1339,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bedroom-ceiling.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bedroom-ceiling.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bedroom-ceiling-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Wooden beams before painting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":1340,\"sizeSlug\":\"full\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roof-window3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roof-window3.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.foxgloveminiatures.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/roof-window3-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Wooden beams after painting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<!-- \/wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Once the beams had dried in place I aged the ceiling around them so they looked like they had been there for centuries.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wanted to add details to the attic bedroom ceiling so I added wooden beams. 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