Dear Jim: My children have finished school and left, so I want to remodel for more openness and energy efficiency. I plan to knock out some walls and add ceiling box beams. How can I install the box ...

Rustic ceiling beams in a modern style home - Sheila Say/Shutterstock There are those lucky few who happen to have a home constructed in a more traditional, craftsman style with old wood ceiling beams ...

Question: I want to add ceiling lighting and a ceiling fan to my living room, but no wiring is up there. I would like to add decorative box beams and run the wiring through them. How can I do this?

Dear Pat: My children have finished school and left, so I want to remodel for more openness. I plan to knock out some walls and add ceiling box beams for accents. How can I install the box beams ...