Tray ceilings started to appear in the 1980s and quickly became commonplace in the 1990s. Ceilings have now become a focal point for many rooms, featuring beams, insets and lighted molding. If you ...

Tray ceilings started to appear in the 1980s and quickly became commonplace in the 1990s. Ceilings now have become a focal point for many rooms, featuring beams, insets and lighted molding.

From a simple tray ceiling to more complicated vaults, barrels and groins, ceiling treatments are getting attention from homeowners, remodelers and builders right now.

What Is a Coffered Ceiling? “A coffered ceiling is a classic detail, and almost resembles a recessed 3D grid,” says designer Sarah Sherman Samuel. These typically feature beams arranged into ...