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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Architectural Elements: Ceilings

Sometimes when you walk into a room you don't even notice a ceiling, but when it's remarkable even the most un-design oriented people comment.  Here are a few that I think would impress anyone:

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I'm partial to beamed ceilings in the living areas and barrel or coved ceilings in hallways.
How about you?

11 comments:

  1. Well suffice to say I AM impressed. All beautiful...and I love the idea of treating a ceiling with as much attention and detail as the walls in the room. Even smaller details like a beautiful molding, or a ceiling medallion can add a lot of interest.

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  2. gorgeous pics and fine examples of ways to add interest to a room and draw the eye upwards...love trayed, coffered, groin vault and beamed ceilings especially...
    best,
    maureen

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  3. The second and the last are my favorites, but all of these rooms are amazing, Barbara.
    Have a nice Thursday.
    Teresa
    xoxo

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  4. One of the things I don't love about our house is the ceilings - they are high, but look like Swish cheese with all the recessed can lights (not a fan!) If we were going to be here forever, we would undertake the huge project converting them to coffered in main downstairs spaces. But we don't plan to, so I just have to add it to the "next house" list! Oh well!

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  5. Absolutely gorgeous! That rug in the third one is amazing....love the scale...so hard to find that size. Also adore the last photo. Just pinned a few of that room myself for a future post. Really enjoyed this Barbara.
    Stacy

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  6. Ceilings are one of the most under utilized, under designed under decorated areas of a home. You've used wonderful examples showing how they can enhance a room decoratively and architecturally.

    The second image shows how successfully one can tie a room together as a volume through it's ceiling treatment. I'm also drawn to the simplicity of all the groin vaults.

    I guess the architectural side of me is shining through tonight, isn't it.

    Cheers,
    John

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  7. I love coved ceilings, especially the old ones with tons of patina or the exposed brick. Anything and everything looks fantastic underneath. Great images!! Mary

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  8. So many artistic ceilings. They truly look like a piece of art.

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  9. You got me on the first ceiling! It's a real beauty! I like any ceiling detail that looks like a real architectural element. So pretty!

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  10. Wow! Once again, you have found some incredible examples! Ceilings are so important to me in a house so I loved this post! I would never say no to beams but my favourite has to be the vaulted stone ceiling towards the bottom!

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  11. The brick ceiling is my favorite...trying to get back in the game. XO, Mona

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