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3 tips for designing a unique ceiling

It often goes unnoticed yet holds extraordinary significance: the ceiling! Alongside flooring, walls, furniture, and lighting, it is considered the fifth design element of a room and significantly ...
Wooden-paneled ceilings can be a beautiful way to make your room seem larger and your ceilings higher by adding extra interest up top that draws the eye. In a world of bare and cookie-cutter ceilings, ...
WOOD WALL PANELING can trigger 1970s design flashbacks—dank basements cluttered with macramé wall art and rattan chairs. But recently, like the decade’s earth tones, the look has returned, this time ...
Ceiling design is often an overlooked aspect of your home, yet it can be a deal-breaker in defining the atmosphere and ...
What does the Sistine Chapel have in common with a house for a family of eight in Lutherville, Md.? The ceilings in these spaces demand that you look up. “Statement ceiling” is a term designers use to ...
Double-height ceilings, commonly found in museums and industrial warehouses to accommodate large objects, offer both aesthetic and functional advantages. This concept seamlessly translates to ...
Paint tricks for low ceilings can help make a room feel larger and more open, or more cozy and intimate, without feeling claustrophobic. Just by smartly using color, you can create the illusion of ...
As our cities densify and building types become more and more mixed-use, we tend to spend a lot of time in noisy environments. When we think about acoustic comfort, we rarely think of places like ...
When you step into a truly luxurious home, you feel it: an almost imperceptible lift, a weightlessness, as though the house itself is breathing elegance. While finishes and furniture play their parts, ...
A broad array of new and improved ceiling products offers designers everything from superior acoustics and closed-loop, recycled content to eased integration with lighting systems, HVAC diffusers, ...
Often touted as the fifth wall, the ceiling in today’s homes has become a defining design element in modern homes. “They are no longer just a functional element but visual canvases that add ...