My question is what is making you want to do a coffered ceiling? There is a lot of drama in this room already.

@RL - Thanks for commenting.

Not sure what you mean by drama. But I think coffered ceilings add a great touch to rooms.

I think it would look good with the high ceilings. Just trying to nail down the particulars.

I like a good coffered ceiling. Sorry, but not in that room. I think the ceilings are too high.

@Rower 76 - Interesting. I wouldn't think ceilings could be "too high" for a coffer.

Ill do some more research on it though. Thanks!

I’m not a designer but I also think I you do not need a coffered ceiling in this space.... I feel like the ceiling is too high and it would be “ lost”. I’d see if there was a way to marry the upper and lower windows into one large and long window. Even not though the space is nice and will be beautiful when done.

Proper coffers may crowd the upper windows. The stack stone chimney would be a good investment for the living space, and you can take it to the ceiling if you want. New floors and paint that work with your fabrics and textiles would add a lot to the space.

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@decoenthusiaste - Love that room you posted a pic of. Is that a project of yours? If so curious how deep the coffers are and how much space you had between the window & the ceiling.

We are getting rid of ALL the window covering & furniture. That is the prior owners.

As mentioned above , the new floors will be 3.25 white oak w/ natural stain.

Not my project, Terry, but those are quite deep. Look also at how much space is between them and the tops of the windows. I think you'll have to wait until you're in the house to check out what kind of room you have for an installation like that. You might have to do a faux coffer if there isn't much space up there, or try something like the last one below that doesn't cover the sides but sticks to the center of the area. You might consider starting out by painting the ceiling in a darker color that you'd be happy with if you did coffer over it. A darker color will visually lower the ceiling and give the room a slightly more intimate feeling. Then you can work our the coffer details later.

Another project you could do right away would be the stairs, especially if you replace the carpet with another flooring. White on bottom with a black banister is always a good look, and every room can use a touch of black.

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I can’t see the reason for a ceiling that high to be coffered but its your house as fro the fireplace stacked stone is already a dated look . What is your style the stuff shown is a mish mash that does not work at all. I like coffered ceiling in 10’ high spaces where I can really appreciate the work that went into doing them.

A Contemporary styled home like that needs to accent those contemporary details. It shouldn’t add traditional details and mix up the styles. Be true to the bones of the home, and the renovation will be easier and more successful.

Patricia, furnishings do not belong to Terry.

Cook, how do we know it is a contemporary home? The stairs and FP look pretty traditional and windows aren't much of an indicator. Have you seen the exterior?

I still think in either case this room really doesn't need a reason to look WAY up lol.

Cooks kitchen. There seems to be nothing about this home that is contemporary in the least. What exactly are you seeing that’s contemporary??

this is a nice idea

elbow, in the pic above, how big would you say the space is and how wide for the squares? I like the bigger pattern do you think this large pattern would look good in a room with say 14 to 16 ft ceilings? in the pic decoenthusiaste shared, I also like how they added the molding /trim to create a more cohesive look below the windows up top (which to me look out of place and odd as they are)

The size of the coffers is determined by the architecture of the room, and you haven't provided a photo that illustrates the full view of the room. Here is a partial view of how things might layout

This below is an example of a poorly laid out coffer ceiling. Do you see how the beams do not align with the architecture. I'm sure it's more apparent when you are actually in the room.

I don't know if you plan to keep this property or are just going to flip it, but before I thought about the ceiling, I'd at least address the terrible window layout in this room.

I agree about the windows up next to the ceiling. They don't relate to the room at all. When I look at those windows, I feel like a floor is missing--that there is a whole different room up there & the builders forgot to frame a floor into the house.

I would be trying to figure out how to marry the lower windows w/ the upper windows on the fireplace wall & reconfiguring them on the other wall, perhaps even eliminating some or all on the other wall.

Agree that there doesn't look like there is enough space between the top of the windows and the ceiling to do proper coffers. Not w/o crowding them and making it look more awkward.

Looks fantastic!

congratulations on almost reaching the finish line!!

What a transformation! Great job!

LOVE the new look! We have wanted to do that to our ceiling in our 2 story family room for years now but never did. Do you mind sharing what kind of costs you got for the ceiling area?

@maavernon - if I had to guess I would say 4-6k I’ll see if I can break out the costs but they were mostly blended in with larger scopes of work

Transformation is beautiful!!! Very nice!

love it!

That looks fab!!

Looks amazing! What paint color did you use on the walls?

Why did you stop with the ceiling? And not give the windows proper casing to complete the look?

I'm curious how you handled the ceiling on the other end of the room over the staircase and circular balcony.