Justin Pearce - Hamley & Company

We had a tremendous job on our hands with replacing the nearly 12,000 sq ft of ceiling on this project. The project was the Hamley & Company western saddles and apparel store in Pendleton, Oregon. We had red oak floors, brick walls, and some beautifully finished walls in certain areas that we need just the right ceiling and color for them all. Gary and everyone at American Tin was over-the-top helpful. A Rustic Antique Copper on a #2 and an Antique Burgundy on a #9 for the bar room upstairs. We did use some Antique Silver Satin on a #3 in the alcove, which turned out incredible above our 14’ bronze bronco rider.

The installation was slick. We had open joists on the bottom side, we placed ½” OSB up and then just ran with our layout. We used a 16 gauge brad nailer and it couldn’t have been easier. As you can see, the brad nails even sank in to the brick fine, so our crown molding lays straight against the brick.

I would have to say that the Rustic Copper is a wonderful color too. It goes well with many different colors, it has an essence to it which changes in the light and with angle. It is very very stunning. Everyone who walks in is absolutely knocked over. Many just stand in the doorway, blocking others, just looking up with dropped jaws. Thanks everyone for your help! It is a homerun!

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.