The picture shows some of the painted beams and four big ones that just have the basecoat on.

To paint the beams first I applied a primer, after that dried I applied a golden basecoat. Then I started to create the wood grain by painting the beams a medium brown with a wood graineffect. After that dried I used two passes of black both passes very light. I used two passes becauseI wanted it dark but would have had to use too much paint to get it as dark as I wanted with only one pass. The light passes of the black over the brown give it a lot of richness without seeming black. The beams look old but not distressed.

Faux painting technique is a painting skill developed with years of professional faux painting experience.
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