I came across an article in “Building Products” (Fall 2009) that relates to a common feature that is found in Old World Classics homes, ceiling details. The ceiling is one of the most neglected areas and is a blank canvas for designers. In our homes we have used beautiful crown moldings, decorative ceiling tiles (some even metallic), barreled ceilings, and my personal favorite, rustic beams. These details draw your eye up and make your ceilings appear higher, have a finished look, and they add character. Here are a few applications that we have done in some OWC homes..

Great room with stained cedar beams.

Here is a tray ceiling in a master bedroom with multiple levels and each level has crown molding for that extra detail.

Here is a butler's pantry with a barreled ceiling with rustic thin brick applied to the ceiling to create even more interest and make the barrel shape stand out.

Another view of the brick barreled ceiling in the butler's pantry.

This is a close up of the brick barreled ceiling in the butler's pantry.

This study's ceiling is completely covered in walnut with beams in a grid pattern.