Thanks to Armstrong Residential Ceilings for saving us from ugly ceilings everywhere—and for sponsoring this post! All thoughts and ideas are always my own.
Cover it up. Those three little words make up some of the best do-it-yourself decorating advice you will ever receive! If it is an eye sore, if it bugs you, if you are tired of looking at it, then start brainstorming today ways you can cover it up. To show you that I practice what I preach in my own home, let’s take a look at my kitchen. My kitchen cabinets originally were a dark brown mahogany color. I wanted something lighter and brighter in this space, so I chose to cover up the wood with white paint. I also became bored with the original red walls so gave those a few coats of fresh paint which completely changed the look and feel of the space. You can see in the picture below that I didn’t even bother painting over the red backsplash and hid it behind a covering of garden stones. Behind all of those beautiful stones & grout hides an ugly red wall, a layer of sticky mesh, and some hot glue! No one will ever know!
I also have a thing about kitchen outlets–I simply do not like looking at them. If there is not currently an appliance covering up my kitchen outlet, then I use some stacking, leaning, and object-placing wizardry to disguise the offenders. A few well-placed decor items can hide a multitude of eyesores. Below you can see that my cutting boards hide one ugly outlet while a cute kitchen scale hides another.
I know that many of you out there are currently suffering with dreaded popcorn ceilings, textured ceilings, or outdated ceiling tiles and you are ready for a change. Along with my “cover up” decorating advice, Armstrong Residential Ceilings can inspire you and help you make that change! Check out these gorgeous before and after photos of ceiling cover-ups using Armstrong Ceiling products. Armstrong’s gallery of ceiling options will show you how to cover up the problem and transform the ugly into the beautiful! And the best part is that most of Armstrong Ceiling products are do-it-yourself friendly, so you can install your new ceiling all by yourself.
Be sure to check out Armstrong Residential Ceilings to see all of the ceiling options offered. I’m in love with the Country Classic Plank and think it would look fantastic in our half bath. Which one do you love? You can also find them on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest products. For a giggle, click play on the video below! Ha! My husband does Kung-fu with the kids each week, and I’m just waiting for something like this to happen in our home!
Renae says
Were you able to use the product in your own home? Just wondered how it is to work with and does it work on new construction (i.e., an unfinished basement)? Thanks!
Beth says
I haven’t used them in my home, but I have used Armstrong drop ceiling tiles in a design job I did at a charity in Atlanta. We replaced their unsightly stained and moldy ceiling tiles with the square panel looking ones and it was an AMAZING improvement. Installation was easy. We decided to use the existing drop ceiling grate for the job. The only challenge was that the grate was old and bent in places and these tiles were like a thin plastic that required a pretty perfect fit. We made it work but replacing the bad grate probably would have made the job go smoother.