[yaleusc]

I am installing a coffered ceiling. I started construction with select 1x6 pine. Due to technical issues I need to change the wood to 1x6 poplar. I am planning on painting the beams white. I know this may seem like a silly question, but is there any known problem with using two different types of wood? Will anyone notice once the beams are painted? Thanks in advance for any assistance.

 

[Mike in Arkansas]

Well, I'm no expert but I seriously doubt once it's painted it would be possible to tell. Poplar is very straight closed grain very much like pine.

 

[kmkiley]

I find pine very knotty and rough. Do a good job filling knots and sanding the whole board and you should be fine