Ceilings with something to say – Columbian.com – The Columbian

Miami interior designer Christopher Coleman had some fun with a childs bedroom in Coral Gables, Fla., putting a deliciously glossy deep pink Stark patent leather on the ceiling.

In the same home, Coleman installed a series of architectural wood beams across the ceiling in both the dining area and a bathroom, giving the spaces a Japanese country-house vibe.

In a Roxbury, Conn., country home, designer Philip Gorrivan ran wallpaper up the walls and across the ceilings in several rooms, including a Cole & Sons Fornasetti leaf print in the dining room and a storm-cloud print called Nuvolette, also by Fornasetti, in a boys room. Wrapping rooms in strong patterns like this creates drama, and in nurseries and childrens rooms can spark imagination.

Smooth-finished ceilings make it easy to apply whatever you can dream up: paint, peel and stick or traditional wallpapers, or even ornamentation like origami, decals, buttons, faux jewels, botanicals, twigs, garlands, ribbon, stencils or scarves.

Command strips will hold most lightweight objects firmly to a smooth ceiling, but if youre stuck with one of those textured ceilings, youll either have to refinish it or opt for wood paneling or tin sheets.

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