Don’t despair if you have a low basement ceiling. There are many ways to turn it into one of your favorite basement features! Even though most of us are the right height to walk easily beneath a low basement ceiling, many of them still feel low enough to make us instinctively duck our heads. Feeling like a room is particularly...
While so much interest is taken in flooring and wall colors, why do we neglect the least obstructed plane in our homes? The ceiling is the perfect place to start getting creative. The ceiling takes up the most visual space in a room. It's an expansive surface that goes uninterrupted, except for a fan or lighting fixture. This makes it...
There's no denying the sumptuous pleasure of a decadent summer afternoon outdoors in the welcoming shade and relief of the porch. A book in hand and icy cocktail in the other, with nothing but the gentle breeze and backyard buzzing to disrupt you: What could possibly improve the tableau? Just look up and you'll find your answer. A gorgeously crafted...
Coffered ceilings are among the most breathtaking choices for one's home, as well as the oldest. Gleaned from the ancient Greek word kophinos and its Latin counterpart cophinus, the word coffer means "basket" in accordance with its sunken panel design. The coffered ceiling was a mainstay in grand public buildings, palaces, and genteel homes, and thanks to streamlined 21st century...
The basement is quite possibly the most overlooked, if not openly disregarded, part of one's home. After all, the basement tends to encompass everything most people eschew: little to no lighting, accessible only by a descent underground, and often a last resort for storage and social gatherings. In recent years, however, the idea of a basement has taken on a...
