Inspiration: Accented Ceiling Using Backsplash Panels

A tray ceiling tends to be the focal point of the room, even if it's left undecorated. But sometimes, we like to see home decor kicked up a notch--which happens to be the case with this accented tray ceiling...

Using a copper backsplash, the homeowner translates this ornate design to the ceiling. Easy to install and less expensive than tin panels, it gives the space an old world, antique feel. We like that it requires no distressing to age the material and Home Depot mentions that you can cut it with scissors for easy installation.

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(Images: Beth Zeigler)

Comments (8)

This is fabulous! What a smart re-purposing of a really affordable material. I'm tempted to use that for a kitchen backsplash now... I love copper.

I like it.

But it isn't copper backsplash. The thermo plastic tiles come in strips, which I happned to use as a backsplash for my island stovetop, and are intended to mimic ceiling tile... and actually, the pamphlets tout them that way. They sell edging that you can use to hold them in place with 3M tape.

I only point that out so that peopel don't feel they are limited as a backsplash, since that wasn't their intended application.

:)

I love this! Every time I go by Lowes/HD I lust after this product and dream of finding a place in my home for it. This project is lovely--it makes me wonder where else I could use this stuff other than the kitchen...Maybe in a frame or on a tabletop with a glass cover over it? It seems like such an affordable way to bring texture, dimension, and a reflective quality to a room!

P.S.

I didn't want my comment above to come off as bitchy. Really. I just think tin ceilings are a classic and wanted to emphasize that the materials are intended as a ceiling, not a backsplash. (Although, like I said, I did use them as an inexpensive backsplash for an area that is prone to food splashing!)

As a general rule I despise tray ceilings as a silly superfluous tract housing/McHouse thing, but this looks FANTASTIC! Congrats to the home owner for making good use of a, in my opinion, silly architectural feature.