When we refinished our living room / dining room, we expected the hardwood floor to have the most dramatic impact; however, everyone who sees the rooms comments on how much they like the tin ceiling.

Lloyd Holzmeyer, Florissant, MO

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No one even notices the hardwood floor because their attention is immediately drawn to the ceiling. The tin ceiling and wainscoting turned out much better than expected. I installed them myself and with the help of an air nailer, it was a breeze. The tin ceiling also provided me the access to run electrical wiring for the recessed lights.

Previously, there was no overhead lighting/wiring and there was no access due to the second floor. The tin ceiling/wainscoting was less expensive and easier to install than the hardwood floor; however, it has produced a much more dramatic impact.

Why are Tin Ceilings so popular today?

Tin Ceilings remind us of a different time in our country's history. Tin Ceilings stir memories of gentler days when elegance and beauty reigned. A slower paced era where style and grace were the watchwords in home decor. Old time victorian homes, formal parlors, farmhouses with wood burning stoves and other historic architecture we've seen in literature and film or remember from our childhood.

It is said that "Everything Old Becomes New Again". It reinvents itself and becomes fashionable again, perhaps because it was so fashionable in the first place. Fashion goes in and out of style as modern ideas are introduced to the market. But the popular styling's of the past always cycle back into modern contemporary culture. The Tin Ceiling exemplifies this concept.