I need ideas on how to fill in a 6x3 foot opening in kitchen ceiling
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William on Jul 23, 2016I would leave it as a coffered ceiling. Put some crown molding in the inside, paint as the ceiling. You could put in fake beams evenly spaced in the recess, painted as the ceiling.Helpful Reply
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Jean Myles on Jul 23, 2016Putting in fake beams makes sense to meHelpful Reply
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Bobbie Littlefield on Jul 23, 2016canned spots with decorative trim?Helpful Reply
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Patricia on Jul 23, 2016Pinterest has a lot of ideas also.Helpful Reply
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Marilyn Zaruba on Jul 23, 2016I plan to do this over my large island. Fluorescents just don't work for me any longer. I plan to have the ceiling rewired for pot lights and then sheetrock it and paint it.Helpful Reply
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Pamela Robertson Pullmann on Jul 24, 2016Depending on your decor you could just use ceiling tiles on the entire ceiling and that would cover the hole. There are many different options from copper to tin to paintable tiles. Prices vary but for a small area I think it would be a good option.Helpful Reply
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JoLeen Bolton on Jul 24, 2016Look at some pictures of coffered ceilings and see if yours is one that could be finished out to be a coffered one. There are several good pictures here on this site, and I imagine elsewhere. Sounds deep enough, just wondered if this could be an option for you. I know I'd love to have one, but don't have the depth to pull it off.Helpful Reply
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Linda on Jul 24, 2016Canned lights in the recessed area or add a decorative trim around the edge leaving an edge to tuck up rope lighting on a dimmer switch. Nice appeal.Helpful Reply
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C on Jul 24, 2016I would keep the recessed area & create either a trayed ceiling or coffered. I added pictures I found via google so you can see how wonderful they look! With the tray ceiling..... you can even position the crown molding to accommodate rope lighting ;-)Helpful Reply
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Nanz on Jul 24, 2016You can cover foam board with fabric to match your decor.and wedge it up there . Can lights are pretty standard or you can put some pretty grill work or even radiator grid ,painted or not depending on your style,Helpful Reply
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Shery johnson on Jul 25, 2016Reclaimed wood trimmed out with molding. For a rustic look.Helpful Reply
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Jim7311613 on Jul 25, 2016you will never match the area unless the whole ceiling is done again, so use the recess to add drama and change to the area if it is balanced it will work, wood trim, a stain glass insert, new lights many options if you allow for possibilities and can vision ahead of the resultsHelpful Reply
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Grandmasue10 on Jul 25, 2016All of you are so smart and crafty! I had a small hole left after doing the replacement light thing. We used a Medallion. Those large ones are really expensive. Luckily I only had to use a smallish oneHelpful Reply
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Paularuth on Jul 26, 2016Thanks so much for all the responses . I will try to post a picture of the results! paularuthHelpful Reply
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Cheryl Tomashek on Jul 29, 2016Install beadboard over entire ceiling and paint white.Helpful Reply
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Anna on Jul 31, 2016When I removed my fluorescent lights I was left with a 4' x 6' area like yours. I patched up some holes then painted the 'ceiling' part. I have some '3-step' 5" baseboard that I plan to line the sides with. Because my space is deep like yours, above the baseboard I will trim 1x's to fill in the extra space. Where the opening meets the actual ceiling I will put 'L' shaped trim to cover the ugly edge. I plan to install 4-foot-long LED light fixtures similar to this one from from IKEA http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/20262581/Helpful Reply
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Peg penater on Aug 07, 2016We used beadboard trimming with molding. Painted same color as rest of ceiling. Looks fabulous and easy peasy.Helpful Reply
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Paularuth on Aug 08, 2016Thanks! I decided to put similar boards in mine. Now to find a person who will scrape the rest of the ceiling, as well as do the light job! No luck yet.Helpful Reply
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