These detailed ceilings can easily elevate both traditional and modern spaces.
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A coffered ceiling can take any room to the next level by adding charm and character.
The more traditional your home, the more moldings you’ll want to add.
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If you’re considering aceiling refresh, take inspiration from these ways to build or style a coffered ceiling.
Contrasting Beams
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Coffered ceilings are natural place toadd natural wood tonesto an otherwise painted room.
The naturally stained beams in this kitchen ground the room and give it a cozier, more traditional feeling.
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The coffers bridge the two design styles with their square, undecorated profile and gray-blonde wood casing.
The mid-tonegreen paint shadeused here coordinates with the otherjewel tonesin the room to enhance the overall maximalist look.
This large rectangle shape complements without overbearing.
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This arrangement creates more movement than straight-set grids, which helpsthis traditional roomfeel less stuffy.
Traditional Coffered Ceiling
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An all-wood coffered ceiling with decorative millwork is traditional toVictorian-era homes.
If your room is more casual, use simple moldings or no moldings at all.
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The large-scale grid pattern is another thing that makes this ceiling look more provincial than other styles.
Here, simple cove molding is applied to mimic the restrained elegance of the rest of the room.
Use reclaimed wood or distress new lumber for a similar look.
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The arrangement feels open and allowsthe modern chandelierto take the focus, rather than the ceiling.
As the wood patinas, you won’t be able to tell what era this kitchen was built.
This creates a lifting effect, unlike deeper coffers, which bring the ceiling down.
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Mimic this technique if your ceiling is on the shorter side.
If you paint the coffers to match, the room will have a more enclosed, cozy feel.
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