Interior Walls and Loft Floor

I used western cedar tongue and groove for the walls and ceiling inside the house. This siding has to sides, a rough side, and a smooth side. Both look good. I used the smooth side for the bathroom and kitchen area, and the ceilings. The living room and loft areas use the rough side, for variety.

I had originally planned to use the same cedar for the loft floor. But I thought the cedar would flex too much and might dent too easily as well. I went with a similar pine product that provides more strength and a bit more variety in wood color.

All surfaces are lightly stained with Minwax Natural finish. It doesn't do much to the pine, but it does accent the cedar knots a quite a bit. The loft floor is covered  five coats of semi-gloss polyurethane so its is pretty tough I think. The ceiling, and bathroom and kitchen walls are covered with two coats of satin polyurethane. I think this makes for a clean look which is important in these areas.

Trim, not shown here, also used satin polyurethane. Window sills and trim use a semi-gloss spar polyurethane, so should hold up to Colorado sunshine pretty well.