When it comes to home decor, wall color and furniture selection are the usual focal points of decorating. It's easy to overlook the statement-making architectural elements of a room, like decorative ...

Artisans have been affixing plaster decorations to walls and ceilings for centuries--mostly in imitation of Greek and Roman bas-relief. In modern times, the practice peaked in the early 19th century ...

Popular in 19th century homes, plaster ceiling medallions offer a visual transition and seat for a light fixture in important rooms. Their elaborate bas-relief designs also helped hide soot from oil ...

I have a double parlor. The front room has decorative molding and a very ornate ceiling medallion, which I had cleaned up. The back room I added wiring for a central light fixture so I will have two ...

Q: My husband replaced a chandelier in our dining room. The problem is that the fixture he removed had a larger base than the new one he installed, which covered the hole in the ceiling. He is not ...

The venerable American designer Albert Hadley advised that “ceilings must always be considered. They are the most neglected surface in a room.” Hadley, who in his 70s, covered his own living room ...