Latest Home Ideas: dome ceiling

<div style="text-align: center; ">“<a class="sqq" href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/aim_for_the_sky_and_you-ll_reach_the_ceiling-aim/329911.html" style="text-decoration: none; ">Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor.</a>”</div><div>- Billy Shankly (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/keywords/ceiling.html)</div><div> </div><div>Maybe it isn't all that bad to stay on the floor if your ceiling is at least something interesting to look at. Visbeen Associates designs include many ceilings that make for grand statements in the home, so today, our architectural tutorial will focus on several types:</div><div> </div><div>1. Barrel vault: A simple continuous vault, typically semicircular in cross section. (http://www.yourdictionary.com/barrel-vault)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jTB-hgOanzt9R774UwKgjwvrpFaMVodUGqCEXifvy_XcARH4Q4QugFN3PlePnFHQkiHhTJYoJ4oEUl4p6MxhI3C9qEVvogE9hWKp3MrLNuiQ7bi84iBVc9m1U4Er7gaDx78U0QRoavkZ/s1600/1-Barrel+Vault+-DSCF0110.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751536203909602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4jTB-hgOanzt9R774UwKgjwvrpFaMVodUGqCEXifvy_XcARH4Q4QugFN3PlePnFHQkiHhTJYoJ4oEUl4p6MxhI3C9qEVvogE9hWKp3MrLNuiQ7bi84iBVc9m1U4Er7gaDx78U0QRoavkZ/s320/1-Barrel+Vault+-DSCF0110.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s7giVxEtezYTEJfD_vray3kFfznz2Z03j9LmFYwS4TmFQ2V60Th3iLX9V7TbNRufTrVRPc9HRB7hO3CPtIJoXq9djnVSNU5MICtRzsGlobuQu9JtiwjDMVP7f7NhxVSvE9dDdip9fWdm/s1600/1-Barrel+Living+room+-+0258.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751527202551330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6s7giVxEtezYTEJfD_vray3kFfznz2Z03j9LmFYwS4TmFQ2V60Th3iLX9V7TbNRufTrVRPc9HRB7hO3CPtIJoXq9djnVSNU5MICtRzsGlobuQu9JtiwjDMVP7f7NhxVSvE9dDdip9fWdm/s320/1-Barrel+Living+room+-+0258.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 301px; height: 320px;" /></a><div>2. Coffered: A grid-work of beams with crown moulding. They can be any size and design, limited only by your imagination.</div><div>(www.custominteriorworks.com/glossary.html)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wG9O3wfTh-jN_l7bxga_TW5GT3shcVjpgCUPR37MW_oJLVwNmLrPrs9KTEWycpszf708ByNGxXLw7k33n3UQVI4oAIHikDo6D42MLaWrGldwNoOYta80frsBwkzpaSP-6id_eAFRUCjU/s1600/2-Coffered+_DSF3658.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751517504811234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9wG9O3wfTh-jN_l7bxga_TW5GT3shcVjpgCUPR37MW_oJLVwNmLrPrs9KTEWycpszf708ByNGxXLw7k33n3UQVI4oAIHikDo6D42MLaWrGldwNoOYta80frsBwkzpaSP-6id_eAFRUCjU/s320/2-Coffered+_DSF3658.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OaY2D4oYL40_9bEJAS6DvSQqU7VAivg6RWorR29RyrzvhujD7tYFM92RSQudkxU-PxPOn-YqbzjufAYRBX0i2ZikQEtP09WWQHzfX-Kjp5HyE6X9Rq4Ra-pkxpY2gfgJ-q2iDVOsjzhs/s1600/2-Coffered+285.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751514077518610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2OaY2D4oYL40_9bEJAS6DvSQqU7VAivg6RWorR29RyrzvhujD7tYFM92RSQudkxU-PxPOn-YqbzjufAYRBX0i2ZikQEtP09WWQHzfX-Kjp5HyE6X9Rq4Ra-pkxpY2gfgJ-q2iDVOsjzhs/s320/2-Coffered+285.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">3. Dome: A vaulted roof having a circular, polygonal, or elliptical base and a generally hemispherical or semispherical shape.</div><div>(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/domed)</div>The ceiling shown below is a bell-shaped dome ceiling<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_SrT7aIrVo0Ii-1E9IXmauVBU_-4ejUr0AHoSygmdrcNS1xHbQYehNAcY3dGNMHvnQqlIKxcHH0Y5Y20MnE0g9PJ4JljCSCxVUBRXNb9MILGy3F3TvNpfRqnpxFpdlljRrQy-oV2oNp0/s1600/3-Domed_DSF3636.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548751503255289458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6_SrT7aIrVo0Ii-1E9IXmauVBU_-4ejUr0AHoSygmdrcNS1xHbQYehNAcY3dGNMHvnQqlIKxcHH0Y5Y20MnE0g9PJ4JljCSCxVUBRXNb9MILGy3F3TvNpfRqnpxFpdlljRrQy-oV2oNp0/s320/3-Domed_DSF3636.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZn5viqajsEDx8DMtdcS_-i7RLZhzLxrc0_rb76Tp-dYGFGL2krpoxbjKcbVD6KAd79u7rzUePngLn4pRNxU1UJlCrKwd88wMEn4wFvwV5oMrTM2b4fnPg5cHTRHE8yZE_KzhTZV5870i/s1600/3-Domed_DSF3733.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750191594525026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmZn5viqajsEDx8DMtdcS_-i7RLZhzLxrc0_rb76Tp-dYGFGL2krpoxbjKcbVD6KAd79u7rzUePngLn4pRNxU1UJlCrKwd88wMEn4wFvwV5oMrTM2b4fnPg5cHTRHE8yZE_KzhTZV5870i/s320/3-Domed_DSF3733.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><div>4. Tray: A recessed ceiling resembling an upside-down tray</div><div>(www.mascord.com/glossary.asp)</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9ytLp8IB6u19v0VgenPODhTBpHlUkmQTpBhOslL2UyZPHAeA3Vq13p_VVMZpgQhB36XtK2LCW_BCahcoNtwgWhWtRQ1bVNyEYDGrLeaKyoD7dUt-dtxTgrqxl3qkgR9PxNVYK73429Qd/s1600/4-Tray+RussInt_1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750181047053106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9ytLp8IB6u19v0VgenPODhTBpHlUkmQTpBhOslL2UyZPHAeA3Vq13p_VVMZpgQhB36XtK2LCW_BCahcoNtwgWhWtRQ1bVNyEYDGrLeaKyoD7dUt-dtxTgrqxl3qkgR9PxNVYK73429Qd/s320/4-Tray+RussInt_1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 288px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNfsu9kZ-DzjsM197yA-nQz-26eI1K8FEJ2zQti4pD5hS-U2BDiZW4VxEaXQYM3CUpyf7AYSrSchc4lo5YErIy5HXVpGD3nraVh9hmOIplWp0XjX1awlgiqTuj7p-ELgLnmE-f1vMKKCG/s1600/4-Tray+living.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750178048542194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNfsu9kZ-DzjsM197yA-nQz-26eI1K8FEJ2zQti4pD5hS-U2BDiZW4VxEaXQYM3CUpyf7AYSrSchc4lo5YErIy5HXVpGD3nraVh9hmOIplWp0XjX1awlgiqTuj7p-ELgLnmE-f1vMKKCG/s320/4-Tray+living.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" /></a></div><div>5. Cathedral: A high, open, usually slanting or pointed ceiling.</div><div>(http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cathedral+ceiling)</div><div>Visbeen Associates often designs cathedral ceilings with decorative trusses, as seen below.</div><div style="text-align: center; "> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeu2pVLmg54PKo3ZfjbjY7dNNSX89HjutPFg-iZhPcrtLloaZg2FE6FoWCrNerfZyZqJUNMOFiedMfUN2-QYlDuTxvClUgR_ZKmo_gsla16Zesd_MwIVnDhpzLzljDZfNalqV9H2c7wGQ/s1600/5-Cathedral+9022_6685.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750169443523810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfeu2pVLmg54PKo3ZfjbjY7dNNSX89HjutPFg-iZhPcrtLloaZg2FE6FoWCrNerfZyZqJUNMOFiedMfUN2-QYlDuTxvClUgR_ZKmo_gsla16Zesd_MwIVnDhpzLzljDZfNalqV9H2c7wGQ/s320/5-Cathedral+9022_6685.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 214px; height: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb7LmMLGLCuW2H9k-yiWfqI_yBZ-yDrHkLdogEpUpDfah4zq2CAguaH0d6YYpvTxstjGNoSA4sZYuy7dMK0YWiYbsa1D15WAm4yezzgQYunUmmaWlcaNpkUB2ICpiBuH-yO6dgTxue5Bv/s1600/5-Cathedral+Bahama_6b.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"> <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548750161091117058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTb7LmMLGLCuW2H9k-yiWfqI_yBZ-yDrHkLdogEpUpDfah4zq2CAguaH0d6YYpvTxstjGNoSA4sZYuy7dMK0YWiYbsa1D15WAm4yezzgQYunUmmaWlcaNpkUB2ICpiBuH-yO6dgTxue5Bv/s320/5-Cathedral+Bahama_6b.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">So aim for the ceiling in your home designs and the sky will be the limit!</div>

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