8 Beautiful Design Ideas for Your Home's Ceilings

Often an afterthought in many new builds or remodels, the ceilings of your home have a greater impact on the overall look and feel of the space than many homeowners realize. In fact, many designers refer to ceilings as the fifth wall in every room. This designation elevates the ceiling as a feature as important and influential in the room's style as the walls on which you'll paint soothing colors, hang family photos, and deck out with decor. 

Need ideas on how to spruce up your ceilings? Let's take a look at several stunning ways to add intrigue to the height of each room in your home. 

1. Exposed Beams

Uncovered frames and support beams are a beautiful callback to the 20th century. If a new home build is in the works for you and your family, talk with your builder about leaving the framing materials uncovered during the construction process. 

The look of exposed beams can be accomplished long after you've first called a place home, too. During a remodel, you may remove the existing ceiling to uncover the beams, but may also discover pipes or wires that may need to be rerouted.

If you'd like to avoid this hassle, you can simply mimic the look by adding beams across and on top of your existing ceiling. 

2. Planks or Shiplap

To dress up a flat ceiling without dismantling any drywall, consider the addition of planks on top of the surface you already have to give the area an entirely new look. Planks can be painted, stained, and customized to match the interior decor of your space, whether rustic, urban, farmhouse, traditional, or modern.

3. Coffers

Often associated with sophistication and European charm, coffered ceilings appear to indent upward by the use of framed beams that divide the ceiling into a grid pattern. These coffers can be further customized with contrasts in paint, materials, or interesting shapes apart from squares or rectangles. Some homes even employ a single coffer around the perimeter of the room to create the look of a tray ceiling. 

4. Tin or Tiles

For attractive ceiling texture without the use of popcorn, skip trowel, or spray techniques, ceiling tiles or tin pieces are the way to go. Tiles and tin overlays can give the appearance of a built-in grid system without expensive construction costs, as they adhere directly to the flat surface. 

5. Partial Drop Ceilings

Because open floor plans are an incredibly popular architectural style today, it can be challenging to find ways to break up the space into different areas when walls aren't an option. Enter: partial drop ceilings. 

A partial drop ceiling, or a section of the ceiling designed to hang down lower than the surrounding areas, can be installed to designate a living space, kitchen, or dining area as a space all its own. 

6. Clever Painting Solutions

When a flat, drywall ceiling is all that's in the cards for your new build or remodel, you can still give the wall a unique, eye-catching look through paint. Stripes, whether high-contrast or subtle, can be painted to match your living room furniture, or the ceiling can be painted solidly as an extension of a single accent wall in the room. 

7. Wallpaper

Wallpaper has made a comeback in modern decor, and for good reason. Bold, graphic, and beautiful patterns can make a significant, sophisticated impact in just about every room. A mudroom, laundry room, bathroom, bedroom, or office with painted walls can get a major upgrade when a striking, complementary patterned wallpaper is adhered to the ceiling in the room. 

8. Vaults

If you have the means, consider vaulted ceilings. Many new builds, will forgo the second floor in one section of the house in favor of vaults, which provide a light, airy, and roomy feel to the rooms below. If remodeling, it may be even possible to create a vaulted ceiling if you have a sloped roof. 

The ceilings of your dreams are only a few steps away with the help of our expert builders. Whether you remodel, rebuild, or add on to your existing home, Genuine Home Builders Inc is here to help.