Tray Ceilings - Examples
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Tray Ceilings - Examples
Thought I would provide some pictures of tray ceilings - various types showing the framing involved. This may give ideas to your next project, whether it be on main level or within a lower level.
http://dougaphs.smugmug.com/gallery/1093935/1
Hope this helps!
http://dougaphs.smugmug.com/gallery/1093935/1
Hope this helps!
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Wow those are beutiful! I'm building my own house right now and would love to do something like that. Not sure if my skills are up for that but I've bookmarked it just in case.
Thanks for the link!
Thanks for the link!
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JohnnyM76,
You're very welcome!
Glad they help provide ideas as that was the intent.
Please don't count yourself short on being able to do this.
Tray ceilings can be any depth, width you desire. Even if you only have 8 ft ceilings or less, these can enhance any room and provide a room with its own distinction.
Good Luck!
You're very welcome!
Glad they help provide ideas as that was the intent.
Please don't count yourself short on being able to do this.
Tray ceilings can be any depth, width you desire. Even if you only have 8 ft ceilings or less, these can enhance any room and provide a room with its own distinction.
Good Luck!
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Well the entire house has 10' ceilings. Why? I don't know thats just what we went with. So I have the room to do something like that. I have been thinking of putting some type of soffit above the windows anyway so the windows don't look so far away from the ceiling, but now I'm thinking of doing a stepped tray like in the pictures. Looks very nice! I'm still putting up walls as we speak but when I get to that point if I need help with it I know where to find it. THanks again.
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Johnny,
With 10 ft ceilings you have many options - let your imagination have fun.
Depending on the rooms, if you haven't thought of this already, recessed cans can look good as placed in the perimeter of the lowest tray with main lighting via a single ceiling mount fixture dead center of the room, a valance with flourescent lighting placed behind it to bounce off the ceiling which can act as accent lighting or indirect lighting. The variety is abundant.
Plan all this out ahead of your electrical installation.
Also please keep in mind, the fixture costs and labor to install. Don't want to blow any budget already in place.
Hope this helps!
With 10 ft ceilings you have many options - let your imagination have fun.
Depending on the rooms, if you haven't thought of this already, recessed cans can look good as placed in the perimeter of the lowest tray with main lighting via a single ceiling mount fixture dead center of the room, a valance with flourescent lighting placed behind it to bounce off the ceiling which can act as accent lighting or indirect lighting. The variety is abundant.
Plan all this out ahead of your electrical installation.
Also please keep in mind, the fixture costs and labor to install. Don't want to blow any budget already in place.
Hope this helps!
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Hey one question though. Is the ceiling usually drywalled first and then the steps framed after? Or can you frame the trays and then drywall around it? Filling the voids with insulation. I'd like to have my drywall guys come in and do their job in one day, instead of doing part of the house and coming back for more. How is this done usually?
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hi
any other way to do it is using molding to give appearance of deepth
with paint shade you can do it
they call that trompe-oeil
any other way to do it is using molding to give appearance of deepth
with paint shade you can do it
they call that trompe-oeil