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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 ...
Our vaulted ceiling ideas explore the magnificent design opportunities and varied vaulted styles that stem from this historic construction technique. A vaulted ceiling is where a ceiling angles ...
Natural stone is an ancient material – people have used it to build their homes for centuries. Over all those years, master craftsmen have discovered how to maximize natural stone’s full potential for ...
The ceiling — sometimes referred to as a room’s fifth wall — often gets short shrift in decorating schemes. Walls and furnishings take center stage while the acreage overhead receives a coat of ...
“Contemporary design came out after the midcentury-modern movement,” Sander says. Starting in the 1970s, the style was first seen as more of an amalgamation of various popular aesthetics of the time, ...
If you've watched any HGTV, I know you've heard on countless occasions a potential home buyer or flipper complain about outdated popcorn ceilings. These textured ceilings were incredibly popular ...
Given modern architecture’s penchant for a minimalist approach, it’s hard to imagine a time when design elements like clean lines, open floor plans and floor-to-ceiling windows were revolutionary. But ...