Renovation Detail: Tongue and Groove Ceilings
As camouflage for damaged surfaces or simply for their rich texture and beauty, tongue and groove ceilings create high impact
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Of all the finishings my husband and I plan to install in our house, ceiling coverings will add the most impact. A tongue and groove ceiling's rich texture and striped pattern dramtically change the feeling of a room, especially in comparison to the blank canvas of drywall.
We're especially excited to add tongue and groove because it's an effective way to cover our old, damaged ceilings. Our home is 90 years old, and that means crackly plaster. In a renovation project like ours, tongue and groove is an effective way to set it and forget it.
Whether it has a natural woody finish, is painted white or is combined with beams, a tongue and groove ceiling is guaranteed to define a space, work as a focal point and pack an architectural punch. Where in your home would a tongue and groove ceiling make the largest impact?
We're especially excited to add tongue and groove because it's an effective way to cover our old, damaged ceilings. Our home is 90 years old, and that means crackly plaster. In a renovation project like ours, tongue and groove is an effective way to set it and forget it.
Whether it has a natural woody finish, is painted white or is combined with beams, a tongue and groove ceiling is guaranteed to define a space, work as a focal point and pack an architectural punch. Where in your home would a tongue and groove ceiling make the largest impact?
| Paired with cove crown molding, tongue and groove ceilings are an architectural showstopper. |
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by RLH Studio
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| Installing tongue and groove in an old home is a smart renovation choice because it covers less-than-perfect surfaces. It also looks amazing painted in a contrasting color. |
Tongue and groove combines with exposed beams on this bedroom ceiling. Painted the same color, both elements are immediately integrated.
Rich brown exposed beams pop against this creamy white painted tongue and groove kitchen ceiling.
by Joel Snayd
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Rustic, widely spaced beams combine with tongue and groove to create the ultimate beach-house ceiling.
With an angled tray ceiling and built-in bunk beds, designer Brian Snow mixed and matched the ceiling coverings. By using tongue and groove in the bunk bed area, he defined the space.
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| By investing a little extra time and money, you can turn the ceiling into the focal point of a room. Tongue and groove finished with a high-gloss paint steals the show in this California master bedroom. |
In this master bedroom, natural tongue and groove and diagonal metal bracing create a dramatic cathedral ceiling.
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Ideabook published on April 26, 2012.
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