14 Ways to Add Ceiling Style
Get Inspired to Decorate Overhead With Color, Texture and Surprise
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When we decorate a home, perfecting the furnishings, wall decor and flooring seems to be a given. But what about the ceiling? All it takes is one glance upward to notice that expanse above our heads — meaning it’s just as much a design opportunity as the rest. In fact, the ceiling is an unexpected spot to really make your space shine.
Whether you’re remodeling a current home or just looking for a unique way to brush up your ceiling, check out these photos for some inspiration. Looking up will never be the same.
Whether you’re remodeling a current home or just looking for a unique way to brush up your ceiling, check out these photos for some inspiration. Looking up will never be the same.
Make the fireplace flames lick the ceiling. This enticing painted mural looks like the flames leapt from the logs and splattered across the ceiling.
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| For an easy ceiling upgrade that you can start and finish in a weekend, simply paint the ceiling a color complementary to the room’s decor. This yellow ceiling does wonders for these purple walls. |
by Amy Lau Design
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Draped fabric enhances this hallway, giving the lighting underneath a soft glow.
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| Separate spaces in a studio or loft by installing an additional low-hanging ceiling panel above your bed. Personalize the panel with picture frames hung with invisible screws. |
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| High-gloss paint is especially dramatic when applied to the ceiling. This ceiling takes it a notch further with a wave built into the construction. Visual interest is certainly not lacking here. |
| Mirrors in the ceiling add extra reflection that can make a space feel bigger and brighter. |
If we can accessorize the rest of our home, why not the ceiling? This stainless steel canopy replaces a typical ceiling with heightened drama and texture.
Brick treatments need not stop at the exterior or fireplace. This vaulted brick ceiling offers a traditional setting for an updated interior.
| Let your wall art continue across the ceiling for a look that consumes the whole room. You can use anything your heart desires: art prints, movie posters — you name it. |
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by Elliott Kaufman
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| Instead of hiding ceiling joists, put them on display. They give this contemporary room a natural element and great texture. The dogs are awfully good-looking, too. |
Even when you think you’ve got it all with graphic wallpaper, black trim and marble flooring, you can still up the ante of your bathroom with an incredible ceiling. This one features painted embossed tin, and the effect couldn’t be more tantalizing.
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| Molding is what you make of it. Instead of traditionally applying it only where the walls meet the ceiling, have some fun with it by creating designs on the ceiling itself. Don’t worry about the designs being perfectly balanced across the ceiling: these diamond shapes aren’t in a perfect repeat, making them all the more interesting. |
For a modern appeal, finish your ceiling in some type of metal, like this detailed tin treatment. Its edginess and sophistication will blend with contemporary furnishings and add an unexpected complement to a traditional dining set.
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| Greet your guests in utmost style with a rounded, spotlighted ceiling finished with a textural treatment. Beware: It’s possible you’ll never get them past your entry!
More: Browse inspiring ceiling designs Ceilings to Look Up To Design Details: Rustic Beams How to Make a Tall Room Feel Right |
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sayrahk We added beadboard and 2' planks to our office ceiling. 
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thebigbrownhouse sayrahk - that look sooo nice!!!!
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sayrahk Thanks, it was a lot of hard work. I highly recommend priming & painting the beadboard BEFORE it goes up!
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Studio LS Incorporated Go for glamorous metallics and a customized design motif to create a stunning effect as in this dining room... 
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jlwms123 Some great ideas but can you even imagine trying to dust above the canopy in that bathroom ? Housekeeper mutiny for sure........
23 months ago · Like
lesleyparke Thank you, Shawn, for another wonderfully inspiring ideabook!
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Shawn Gauthier So glad you are all enjoying the ideabook! Thanks for the nice words! Sayrahk and trufflepig - both of your ceiling applications are incredible! Really shows how much a little hard work can really transform your space. Jwms123, your comment made me laugh! Hopefully after installation, the creative juices kept flowing to create the ultimate cleaning system... or maybe it just gets a bit dusty ;)
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Ideabook published on July 29, 2011.
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