I recently purchased a 1912 home that has been completely stripped of its character. I plan on restoring it to a degree and giving it more of a cottage aesthetic (1x4 around all windows; 1x6 baseboards). As you can see in the photos, the ceilings are super uneven and very low. My plan is to paint the rooms a light grey, stain the floors a dark walnut, cover the popcorn ceilings with painted white wood plank, add a window seat under the front window in the livingroom and potentially add white painted board and batten w/ledge 3/4 up the wall to create vertical lines/interest. Is the board and batten AND the plank ceiling too much? Will the board and batten make the ceilings look lower? Will adding the plank make the uneven ceiling too noticeable? Does anyone else have a problem with uneven ceilings? Is it better to do a dark floor? I will be posting a few more photos in the next post.