When we bought ‘Our House’ over 15 years ago, being as it was built in the late 1980’s every ceiling on the main level was finished with a popcorn finish… not my favorite. At first glance, I knew in my head that I would be, in one way or another, getting rid of all that popcorn.
What we now call the library or piano room was originally designed to be the dining room, but we never used this quaint sized room for that purpose, and it too had a popcorn treatment on the ceiling.
I recently told you about the track lighting I installed in this library room, incorporating a chandy I bought online from Ballard Designs estate sale by using the clever chandelier adapter for track lighting.
Because of that post and the number of comments asking about what the ceiling was, I’m writing this post about how I did that library ceiling.
When I decided on the décor for this library/piano room, I wanted to emphasize a feel in here of the 1800’s China Trade era. I’m interested in the influence that had on pottery from that time period, and being a lover of Blue Willow ware, as well as flow blue, I had done some research on such pieces.
So for this room, instead of scraping the popcorn off the ceiling, I opted to cover it with a wicker type material that I ordered by the roll from an online site that sells supplies for re-caning chairs and furniture. (Sorry, I don’t have that source anymore, but I’m sure if you google it, you’ll come up with some sources.)
I guess this stuff, that is definitely a stiff wicker type material, is supposed to be used to cane chairs with?? But I decided it would look good on the ceiling… I don’t know why… but I did, and I’m super happy with the unique results.
I did need my husband to help me, as I stapled one end and then tugged as hard as we could and stapled the other end to the ceiling.
I over lapped the seams slightly and then covered them with these decorative hand carved mahogany…
uh no, actually lightweight molded foam faux wood strips I faux finished to look like mahogany.
And the corners are a plastic resin type material corner blocks for people like me that can cut a simple straight line but would rather not get into complicated compound cuts… these should be called ‘corner grace givers’!
The finished ceiling is textural, unique and super interesting, even a topic of conversation to new-comers to ‘Our House’.
Huh… who knew wicker could work so well repurposed for a ceiling?
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