Our Favorite Ceiling Details 

When people think of finishes that set the tone of a home, they rarely think of ceilings… 

but the truth is, the right ceiling details can make just as much of a difference as paint, wall treatments, and flooring, if not more. Accentuating your ceilings can take your design to the next level, drastically change the mood in any space, and draw the eye up — from massive wood beams to the grandeur of a coffer detail. Today we’re sharing our favorite examples to remind you that something as little as a ceiling detail can make all the difference. 

Wood-stained ceilings 

Wood-stained ceilings are a great way to bring warmth, depth, and character to a home and set the tone for the rest of the space. We love the coziness a wood ceiling can add to any room, from spacious great rooms to intimate entryways. 

From our Mountainside Retreat Project

From The Sunset House

From our Home on The Bay Project

From our Rye New York Project

From The Crestview House

Wood beamed ceilings 

If you love the idea of adding a wood element to your ceilings but don’t want to go with a complete stain, wood beams are a beautiful option that can add character, texture, and tone to high vaulted ceilings in great rooms and bedrooms alike. While every project calls for different elements, we typically stain our wood ceilings and beams to match the wood floors for a cohesive look and feel. 

Wood beams are beautiful on their own but can also be painted white to blend in more with your walls or paired with other ceiling details like tongue and groove. 

From our Home on The Bay Project

From our PC Contemporary Project

From our Home on The Ranch

From our Layered Coastal Netflix Bedroom Remodel

From our Home on The Ranch

From our Mountainside Retreat Project

From The Crestview House

From our SM Ranch House

Tongue & groove  

Tongue & groove is another element we love on the ceiling and use in our projects often to add an extra layer of detail. It feels subtle and fresh and can play well with other elements like beams and coffer details. If you’re thinking of using tongue & groove in your home, try switching up the layout in a few different places to bring both cohesivity and interest. 

From The McGee Home

From The McGee Home

From The McGee Home

From our Home on The Bay Project 

From our Home on The Ranch

From our SM Ranch House

Coffer ceilings  

Coffer ceilings offer a timeless, elevated feeling to any space. We love using coffer details in areas like the dining room where you want the space to feel more intimate and special for gatherings.     

From our Home on The Ranch

From The McGee Home

From our Home on The Ranch

From our Northridge Remodel

From our SM Ranch House

From our Midway House

Wallpapered ceilings 

Wallpaper doesn’t have to just be for the walls! Our team loves experimenting with a wallpapered ceiling when the design calls for it. We’ve done a few wallpapered ceiling details in kid’s spaces and love how it makes the room feel instantly cozy and filled with character. 

From our Rye New York Project

From The Sunset House

From The Sunset House

Painted ceilings  

While often we keep the ceilings white, painting your ceilings a bold tone to match or contrast the walls can add a lot of interest and is a simple way to make a room feel tonal and sophisticated, enveloping you in as soon as you enter.  

From our Beckham Project

From our Mountainside Retreat Project

From The McGee Home

From The McGee Home

From our Mountainside Retreat Project