Bring Some Attention to Your Ceiling
Often ceilings don’t get noticed. However I feel every part of a room should draw attention.
Follow along with me and I will show you how I added a little something extra to the ceiling in my office space.
Materials used:
- 1/4” MDF
- corner trim
- white paint
- brad nails
- 2x4s
I started by determining how big I wanted the bordered detail to be.
since I have popcorn texture on my ceiling, I used my orbital sander to remove it. Due to the layout of this space, Entirely removing the texture from the ceiling was not an option.
This is a dust free sander so it was very nice to not have the dust.
I then needed to determine if I was able to screw then 2x4’s to ceiling joists. One I was able to the others I was not. The frame of my house is an A frame so I am able to access my attic easily to add Necessary bracing.
so I went up into my attic and added some supports.
If you are not able to access above your ceiling, you can use proper weight rated drywall anchors as well.
I basically made a box around my light figure. I also could have removed the light prior but just installed it and did not want to remove and reinstall. So I worked around it.
I covered the entire frame in MDF. I used my table saw to cut the MDF down to size.
I used Construction adhesive and brad nails to hold it into place.
I covered the entire frame, even the outside And inside edges.
After the MDF, I installed corner trim over all the edges. I used mitred edges.
I filled all the nail holes and lightly sanded smooth.
I then used caulking on all the seams to give it that seamless look.
when this was all dry, I painted it with primer and white paint.
All finished!
honestly, I am beyond pleased with the outcome of this.
It brings a certain sense of elegance to the space.
thanks so much for following along with me.
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cannot wait for our next DIY together
x
Amber
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We did this over our bed because we had to move the fan to center it! We also added the 20x20 Copper styrofoam tiles to the middle, it's so pretty!
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I love it!! It adds a new look to the ceiling!! Great job!
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I like this! Could I just use a regular already large picture frame and just pain’t it? I don’t have popcorn ceiling so no need to sand.
thanks!
very nice , but wouldn’t it have been easier to make the whole thing then put it up?