Are you tired of looking at all of that popcorn on your ceilings? Why not think about installing tin ceilings?
Many of today's tin ceilings are based on tin ceilings of the Victorian age. A tin ceiling based on designs from that era might have ornate, decorative motifs repeated throughout the ceiling. If your taste is more "modern," there is a tin ceiling out there that will fit your taste. You can also have your tin ceilings custom designed.
Tin ceilings were originally an innovation that enabled people of lesser means to have decorated ceilings that resembled hand plastered ceilings. Tin ceilings have continued to evolve through the years. Today's tin ceilings are actually made from metals other than just tin, including aluminum. Tin ceilings today are also available in different finishes, such as antique gold, copper, and bronze. If you choose, you can paint your tin ceilings yourself so that you incorporate the exact colors of your choice to bring a touch of "you" to your ceiling.
You might want to consider installing your tin ceilings yourself. Tin ceiling panels can be nailed to the ceiling or installed using adhesives. Some tin ceiling panels are tongue and groove for even easier installation.Tin ceilings are essentially a North American phenomenon. They are not found in any quantity anywhere else in the world. Tin ceilings were introduced as a substitute for ornamental plaster ceilings, and became popular in the mid-nineteenth century when mass-produced sheets of thin tin plating became commonplace. Their popularity lasted into the 1890s, and today tin ceilings, wainscoting and wall covering can be found in many older American houses and commercial establishments.
Today tin ceilings are popular both as a restoration item and in new construction. They can be manufactured of copper, steel or aluminum, often painted with a lacquer to expose their natural color. The raw construction material is supplied as plates, often cut to a 2’ by2’ or 2’ by 4’ dimension but available in other sizes as well. Today, as in the nineteenth century, it is popular to have an ornamental pattern stamped into the tin.
One of the most interesting ways of finishing a patterned tin ceiling is applying different paint colors to the varying features of the stamped pattern. This pattern painting accentuates the raised surface of the stamped tin, as well as the ornamentation of the pattern itself. However even tin ceilings painted with solid color retain their attractive style.
The tin panels can be mounted with nails, staples, screws with their patterns aligned and then painted. Tin moldings and cornices are available in matching paints and finishes to complete a tin ceiling installation. Available stamped patterns range from ornate to simple, traditional to more geometrical and modern designs.
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