Covering glued laminated timber beam in the living room? Tips

[MAJOhusprojekt]

Hello!

We had to reinforce an extension in our 1940s house. A glulam beam has been installed, and we need to seal and make it look nice since it's in the living room. How do we do this in the best, simplest, and cheapest way? Materials, approach? The living room will be painted afterward.

All tips and advice are warmly welcomed.

 

[ArneTW]

It's probably cheapest with plasterboard and filler...

/ATW

 

[MAJOhusprojekt]

cheapest will probably be with drywall and putty...

/ATW

Thanks for the input! We are actually considering that. But since we are going to have profiled skirting boards, it would be nice with some kind of decorative molding on the columns. I think maybe you could nail molding directly onto the drywall.

Maria