Furring strip ceiling

It seems to me that there are only a couple of general strategies to choose from when undertaking a major…

Discover the art of accent ceilings! Learn how to create a stylish DIY Skinny Slat Ceiling with helpful tips and a simple process.

Transform an unfinished basement with these beautiful (and affordable!) basement ceiling ideas.

I'm sharing how I DIY'd a planked ceiling in our bathroom, to add character and farmhouse charm. This easy DIY gave our bathroom ceiling a major upgrade!

Remodeled basement from 70's paneling and suspended ceiling. Used 8 ft. furring 1"x2" stripes on the ceiling, new can lights. There was drywall behind the pan…

Outfit your abode with these high-impact, low-budget projects.

I am writing this post with a bit of a neck cramp. I spent the weekend painting not one, but two really big ceilings in my house. I went to town adding lots of decorative stripes and pattern overhead. Despite the "pain in the neck", the end result was so worth it. More often than not, the ceiling in a room is overlooked and painted in basic white. There is such an opportunity to take a good space and make it great by adding color or pattern to this "fifth wall". You can go the subtle route…

We've done it. And we love it! Operation "Paint Our Exposed Basement Ceiling" is complete!! We managed to turn this: Into this: Then we added some chicken wire to the ceiling: And finally some furniture: At one point there was a ceiling in this area, the previous owners took it down for reasons we have no clue but we were left with an exposed ceiling and lots of options. Plank Ceiling: Tin Ceiling: Drywall: There are SO many options, but the long term price of technically making this a room…

Sagging in a ceiling may be caused by undersized drywall. You either have to replace 1/2-in. drywall with 5/8-in. or add furring strips and a second layer of 5/8-in. drywall.

Can you believe this is actually a BUDGET ceiling?! This herringbone ceiling looks expensive. If you're looking for basement ceiling ideas we've got another here for you. This is a plywood ceiling and we've got the simple tutorial. Could be used to cover popcorn ceilings too! Part of our budget basement makeover.