Category: Tips

The simplest ceiling detail that I try to add to many of my projects is a simple “picture frame” box around the perimeter of the room.  This type of detail is so easy; the DIY goddess inside of you could take this project over in a few hours. Enhancing your home with crown moulding and ceiling detail is a great way to add value to your space.  Not many buyers complain when a house is…

Amazing ceiling detail can mean the difference between “okay” and “wow” in any space. I had a professor while I was in college who always told us to look up and never forget about the ceiling, yet this spot is the most boring and under-utilized surface in a home. Think of how a ceiling can transport you. For example, the Renaissance beauty of the ceiling in the Sistine Chapel.  I know your home is not…

My cousin just bought a new home last week.  It’s a typical 1980’s construction with dry wall and clamshell moulding on the windows, doors, and base.  It has flat non-descript ceilings, a dated chair rail, and a tiny crown detail in the “formal” dining room.  The house is wonderful- the rooms are spacious and the layout in conducive for a wonderful renovation when the time is right.  But the overall home is so vanilla that you wonder…