Beam Paint

In the process of painting the ceiling beams and the framing around the back window.  Normally I would like the wood look, but in this house it's dark and making it look a bit dated.  However I'm finding that this wood really soaks up the paint.  3 coats minimum, and I'm not even close to done.  Here is what the ceiling looks like now:

Here is what the back wall looked like:

Here it is part way done:

I haven't trimmed the paint on several windows, or finished scraping the paint off the outside from the original exterior painting.  I found that there was little to no transition seal between the glass and frame, so I had to build up paint on that and do a clean cut with a razor to get a good looking window frame.