Planked Ceiling Treatments

Planked Ceiling Treatments

Planked, or beadboard, ceilings can enhance any decor. They add visual interest to an area of the room that is, sadly, often neglected. They also accentuate country or seaside cottage design themes and lend casual elegance to any room. Whatever your design aesthetic, planked ceiling treatments can turn your simple ceilings into design features of any room.

About Planked Ceilings

Planks, or beadboard, are available in thin or wide styles. The usual measurements, regardless of plank style, are 5 to 6 inches wide and 48 to 84 inches long. Decor possibilities are endless, including painting or staining the planks. You can laminate the planks, and they are an environmentally conscious choice, because they are sometimes culled from architectural salvage.

Using Planked Ceilings to Complement Your Decor

Planked ceilings are usually found in post-and-beam homes, which lend themselves to country or cottage decor. Nothing says understated country like wide-planked ceilings in a creamy shade of white paint flanked by beams. Planked ceilings can work in any room, but they especially enhance the cozy aspects of a bedroom or family room. You can add extra country appeal by installing planks to the ceiling of a front porch.

Planked Ceilings as a Design Alternative