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Home decorators, designers and remodelers all have one thing in common, to make the best of a house. Many will agree that its all in the details yet so many fail to consider one of the most prominent of attributes in a home or office. This common thing is the most widely disregarded aspect of any structure, the ceiling.

It wasn’t always this way. The Egyptians, Greeks and Romans all decorated their ceilings with the best of craftsmen and artists. The most wealthy would represent their prosperity by their housing decorations. This is quite different in today’s society primarily due to the way homes and businesses are built. ‘Cookie-Cutter’ housing developments with one or two designs to choose from clutter our suburbs and continue to grow throughout our country. Pre-formatted houses have options, molding, edging but what about the fifth wall? It’s inevitable, it has to be there, so why settle with drywall?

Over one hundred years ago, the embossed metal panel was introduced to the United States. It was a response to tedious, expensive artisan plasterwork brought over by Venetian artisans. A not-so-practical application brought about technologies that spread from coast to coast in the new America. Factory manufacturing allowed for metal panels to be produced in a way that was practically made and installed in places like Victorian homes, Restaurants and Hotels. Stores that were part of larger buildings that contained housing above it utilized tin ceiling panels not just for added beauty and a historical attribute, but also to protect the apartments and living dwellings above from fires, a source of protection.

The 21st Century brings new technologies to this traditional product allowing for today’s homeowner to be able to afford this for their home or business. Offered in a variety of designs, colors and installation methods, the tin ceiling is here to stay. Take a look up, then take a look at your options! The American Tin Ceiling Company is only a click away from transforming your fifth wall into something extraordinary!

Tin-Ceiling Tree Planter

Using a tin ceiling tile as inspiration, This Old Housesenior technical editor Mark Powers created a planter box to hold the tabletop tree.

Metal tile center panels, 24-inch square sheet, about $42;The American Tin Ceiling Company.

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In today’s economy, homeowners are tightening up their budgets and saving their earnings. People are spending their summers at home avoiding high gas prices and expensive plane fares. The American Tin Ceiling Company recognizes the needs of the American public and strives to provide products at affordable prices with technologies that are safe and easy to install themselves.

The American Tin Ceiling Company is also environmentally proactive and has been long before the media frenzy on environmental issues. Our powder-coating used for all of our 65+ colors are non-toxic and non-flammable. Our tin is American made and is also recyclable material. There is no harmful process within the production of any of our products and our packaging is sent in recycled material.

Being green is an important aspect in running a successful business in today’s world. We take pride in what we do and how we go about doing it. Cutting costs is done through manufacturing and shipping everything ourselves, eliminating the middle man and having relationships with our customers. We’re only a phone call away!

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American Tin Ceilings recently released a SnapLock Tin Ceiling installation demonstration on www.americantinceilings.com. This quick flash demonstration effectively shows how easy it is to install a tin ceiling on a preexisting drywall or plaster ceiling without the need of a wood substrate.

For five years, the American Tin Ceiling Company has become the #1 manufacturer, retailer and direct shipper of tin ceiling panels and molding in the United States. They produce beautiful metal ceiling panels that date back to the mid 1800’s and offer them in over sixty-five powder coated finishes! These powder coat colors will never fade, rust or discolor over time. Suitable for bathroom, kitchen and out door applications (with overhang).

If you are a homeowner, the SnapLock tin ceiling panel is right for you. Check out the demonstration and call their friendly design center with any questions.

Steel is among the world’s most recycled material making the American Tin Ceiling Company a forerunner in the quest to keep the Earth beautiful. Powder coating, the company’s finishing process attributes to the “Five E’s” – environmental compliance, energy savings, efficiency, excellence of finish, and economy. Powder coating contains no solvents which are found in liquid finishes (VOC’s – volatile organic compounds).

The American Tin Ceiling Company is at it again with a new line of tin ceiling panel colors. Brian McQuillian (master faux finisher, Tampa, Florida) takes powder coated embossed metal panels manufactured by American Tin Ceilings (Bradenton, Florida) and hand-fauxs to order. These magnificent ceiling tiles can be installed multiple ways creating a beautiful addition to any room, ceiling or wall application.

The SnapLock tin ceiling panel is available in faux finishes and installs directly to drywall or plaster ceilings, intended to be installed by homeowners. The classic Nail-up (requiring a wood substrate) and drop-in (requires a standard 2’x2’ grid) can also be hand fauxed. The Nail-up embossed metal panel is also used for wainscot, back-splash and other applications.

The Gulf Coast Business Review annual ranking of the region’s largest companies recognizes the American Tin Ceiling Company. The Gulf Coast 400 ranks companies based on 2006 annual revenues as well as year-over-year increase in revenues, industry type and number of employees.

The American Tin Ceiling Company guarantees that they have the lowest prices in the tin ceiling industry(click here). Just when you think tin ceiling material couldn’t be cheaper, they put a sale on making it affordable for any homeowner! Their tin ceiling panels interlock and screw directly to drywall! View all the tin ceiling panels on sale by clicking onto this tin ceiling sale link! Hurry, these tin ceiling specials won’t last!

The American Tin Ceiling Company launches a new tin ceiling and tin backsplash photo gallery. This new technology proves to be one of the leading photo galleries on the internet with smart navigation and easy usability. The American Tin Ceiling Company’s in-house design and development team created the entire application in a two week time frame.

The Tin Ceiling Photo Gallery allows the user to select any product available from the tin ceiling company to view previous customer’s installation photos submitted by the tin ceiling customer.

How can a Wisconsin bakery win new customers? Make the place look old.
by Maggie Overfelt, FSB contributor
April 19, 2006: 6:09 AM EDT

(FORTUNE Small Business) – Forget the smell of freshly baked bread. When the Johnston family, which has operated a retail bakery in the same Sheboygan, Wis., location for over 50 years, wanted to do something to lure more walk-in customers, the idea was to think big.

“We needed a face for our business, something that better represents us,” says John Johnston, 42, who took over the business side of Johnston’s Bakery from his mother in 1986. (He has an MBA from the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh; his brothers – Joe, 50, and Michael, 53 – are veteran bakers.)

For the past 15 years the family has successfully competed with giant grocery chains by concentrating on its wholesale business: selling frozen dough to Midwest retailers and hard rolls to food distributors and local venues such as golf courses. But a few years ago the Johnstons decided to try to boost retail sales by remodeling the store – inside and out. “My business professor told me I was crazy, that retail bakeries were extinct,” says John Johnston.

The family debated how to remodel for several years. In late summer 2004 the local paper ran a photo from 1892 of an old Sheboygan bakery – the same building that today houses Johnston’s. “We didn’t even know that picture existed,” says Johnston, whose parents bought the building in 1957. (Johnston’s was founded in a different location in 1950.) Newly inspired, the brothers scoured the Internet, searching for a mix of antique and modern fixtures that would evoke the feel of a turn-of-the-century shop and draw new customers.

They invested about $400,000 in the redesign, which included wooden floors reconstructed from old barns, tin ceilings inspired by Sheboygan’s old taverns, and belt-driven fans, manufactured by a small company in Zionsville, Ind., named Fanimation. Antique Singer sewing-machine treadles form the bases of the tables.

Hoping to boost the bakery’s retail business, the Johnstons expanded into the driveway next door, upgrading the floor plan from a few scattered chairs to a genuine coffee shop with seating for 34. The renovations consumed the first six months of 2005, but when the Johnstons unveiled the finished product, they saw an immediate jump in walk-in customers – with no changes to the product lineup. Johnston says that retail sales increased by 40% right away, and foot traffic is still increasing, boosting overall revenue to about $20 million.

Says local resident (and recent convert) Nichola Suprick, 38: “I drive past the bakery every day, but never went in before because it wasn’t that appealing. They paid attention to the quality of every last detail. It has that old-world ambiance about it.”
Johnston’s thoughts exactly.

Exterior

The family matriarch, Caroline Johnston, tweaked the building’s facade throughout the ‘70s, with brick archways to evoke the wood-burning ovens of Italy. But the Johnston brothers felt the design was dated, and the stucco and faux bricks weren’t aging well. A local architect used an image from 1892 to recreate the building’s original facade. The brothers even researched books from that period to find the typeface for their new sign.

Interior

Johnston wanted to replace the aged linoleum with stone tile, but the building’s sloping floor would have caused the stones to crack. He chose wood restored from old barns instead – not perfect but period-correct. The belt-driven fans, manufactured by a small company in Indiana, “look Willy Wonka-ish,” he says. Everything inside, from the wainscot wood trim to the hand-painted menu signs, uses burgundy as a base color – Johnston’s favorite.

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