Ceilings
The design and construction of your ceiling can make a room. Here, you’ll discover ceiling options for your next project.
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How to Cut Crown Molding Inside Corners
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shows how to enhance a room with easy-to-install crown molding using plastic clips and caulking to finish.
All About Crown Molding
Highlighting the transition between walls and ceiling, this decorative trim adds character to even the plainest rooms
All About Tin Ceilings
Embossed metal panels give your ceilings an authentic vintage look
Beautify Your Home With Crown Molding and Other Trim Upgrades
Add character to plain rooms with crown molding, baseboards, wainscoting and more
Quick, Cheap, and Effective Plaster Repair
This Old House general contractor Tom Silva demonstrates a great product for plaster repair
How to Install a Wide-Angle Skylight
A clever installation method that'll improve your outlook
How to Cut Crown Molding
Tom Silva shares some tricks of the trade for cutting crown molding precisely to create a scarf joint and outside corners.
How to Hang Drywall on a Ceiling
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva shares tips for installing drywall overhead
How to Repair a Plaster Ceiling
In this how-to video, This Old House general contractor Tom Silva saves a cracked plaster ceiling
Perfect Dormers at Winchester
At first glance the Winchester dormers look fine. But are they?
How to Hang a Tin Ceiling
In less than a weekend, turn your blank ceiling into an architectural showpiece of pressed metal.
Crown Molding Forms
A simple angled piece of carved wood at the ceiling can turn a plain-box room into a finished masterpiece. Check out these crown molding designs, from the sleek to the multi-peaked
How to Install a Beadboard Porch Ceiling
Gussy up your porch in time for outdoor entertaining
How to Install Crown Molding: Cut, Cope & Hang
From measuring to cutting to coping, discover how to easily install crown molding and add sculptural interest to your rooms.
Splicing Molding
A single length of molding spanning a wall is best, but when you have to use a second piece, use this technique to hide the gap
How to Install a Ceiling Fan
Looking to upgrade your ceiling fan? Read this step-by-step guide to putting in a versatile and stylish fixture.
6 Great Looks for Your Ceiling
Try one of these seven ceiling treatments to improve the space overhead
Former Dormers Revived
Putting back these "little houses" wasn't a simple task, but it's had a transformative effect on the Manchester project.
Preserving Historic Plaster
Old house plaster problems are unique to each historic building, but with a few basic tools and materials and an appreciation of history, repair is at hand