One of the joys of touring an old, premodern pile isn't just looking around at the stately furniture and beautiful wall coverings, but looking up at the fine materials, intricate murals and meticulous ...

There are design aspects large and small to focus on when planning a room's aesthetic. From floor to ceiling, there is no shortage of decisions to make (paint color, accent pieces, furniture, art, etc ...

If sophisticated design is not something you typically associate with ceiling fans, you might want to look up. Today’s ceiling fans offer far more than functionality. Significant advances in ...

APOLLINA BAKER had every intention of papering the walls of her children’s craft room. Then reality set in. “Paint splatter and markers often end up all over the walls,” said the attorney turned ...

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When you go into some of Southwest Florida’s luxury homes it’s no longer just about looking at the view to the outside or the décor inside. It is all about looking up. Designers have found a new ...

Though suspended ceilings (above, right) remain the most popular ceiling system option, facility managers report that 17% of their total building square footage still features an open plenum ...

Look up in nearly any room in your house -- from the bedroom to the bathroom -- and most of us are likely to see the same thing: a boring, white ceiling. But consider your ceiling a blank canvas with ...

Most coffered ceilings cost between $3,000 and $4,500, though most homeowners will spend an average of $3,750 on a 150-square-foot ceiling. A coffered ceiling price is largely dependent on the ...