Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Though Huston’s client leaned into 19th-century grandeur, he wouldn’t have been wrong to reach even farther back—as in ancient ...

No one wants to live in a blank box. While the idea may be appealing during a construction phase, the reality of living in a space without any architectural features can quickly turn dull. Certain ...

Never forget about the fifth wall when it comes to interior design. Ceilings—which are often overlooked by homeowners—are a blank canvas for designers. "I'm a huge proponent that ceilings are the ...

Q: I made the mistake of walking through several million-dollar homes one afternoon and saw a feature that I want to install in my own home: a coffered ceiling. I have a living area that I would like ...

Look up – chances are, what you see is a flat expanse of white paint and nothing else. It's a shame, because the ceiling is the one surface in the home that most of us never think about, even though ...

Those details turn plain ceilings into eye-popping attention-getters with rounded, vaulted, coffered and beamed accents, highlighted by scalloped trim, contrasting paint colors and strategically ...

As an elegant example of "everything old is new again," a coffered ceiling adds the perfect finishing touch to today’s decor. This stylish detail works beautifully in living rooms, great rooms, ...

Each week, Mansion Global tackles a topic with an elite group of designers from around the world who work on luxury properties. This week, we explored statement ceilings. The ceiling is an ...

One of the biggest dramas on this season of The Block has been about a tiny, invisible component that few contractors, let alone renovators, might have seen or know exists. More specifically, 170 of ...

Take a drive through Jefferson Park and it’s Chicago bungalows as far as the eye can see. Gentrification has yet to reach this neighborhood on the Northwest Side. A number of police officers and ...

Here’s a coffered ceiling disclaimer: They may cause an overwhelming desire to dress in formalwear—even for a night in. Interior designer Joyce Huston of Decorilla recalls a coffered ceiling ...