does the coffered ceilings match the style of anything else in the house, do you like them, are they in good condition do you have anything else that needs more urgent attention, is this your home or the rental??

This is the home, we plan to spend the next 5 years here so would like for it to be a bit easier on the eye. But yes, there are other parts which need urgent attention- front facade, carport, kitchen the list goes on.

keep the coffered ceilings unless in need of repair but ask about a more discreet position for the air con if/when you have an electrician tradesman doing something else at the same time

More photos of the room would be helpful, I would keep the coffered ceiling but would look at making the cornices bigger, the current ones don't suit cheers

Wow, what a great feature to use as a starting point. The problem with your ceiling is the cheap oyster light that was probably selected by a sparky without any thought from Bunnings. Your ceiling would have been expensive to build so I would be very reluctant to cover it up and make it look like every other ceiling house.

Spend your money elsewhere, such as painting it a crisp clean white and engaging a professional lighting designer who can suggest the best ways to make the most of this feature, such as uplighting, or wall sconces, and the use of dimmers. Avoid the boring downlight solution which only provides harsh light and would detract from this feature.

Best of luck,

Dr Retro

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Dr retro, down lights can be soft as per my post, they can add mood and light to a whole room. Wall lights and chandeliers can be added as features.It will be a beautiful ceiling and feature in any style of room, Modern or classic and dare I say Hamptons

Had the same thought LF but still think it looks great as is

Hi I would also say this is a great feature to use as a starting point for a design and inspiration for style. I like that it is painted white and a creative lighting solution would make the most of this feature. Assess the other existing aspects of the house to decide how you will develop a style that works together. Definintely the oyster light has to go and the aircon would be better relocated if possible as mentioned above. Best wishes

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Keep the ceiling, especially if it goes with the age of the house. It's a real feature. Agree about the lights and the A/C.

Geo, my first thought/question when I saw your pic was how high is the ceiling AND what are the room dimensions? Because a coffered ceiling is such a dramatic feature, I believe it is shown to its best advantage with high ceilings in a large room. If your room has both height and size in its favor, then WOW, what a feature it is. On the other hand, if it's not your style or to your liking, then that's okay too. Personally, I would love it.

The ceilings are 2.7m, with a room size of 6.7 x 5m. A lot of those photos have given some great ideas, and majority of those have arch windows (in this case we have them too). Throughout the house there are similar coffered detailed doors with jarrah floorboards.

The ceiling grid is so very dramatic and modern in its raw state! I think it would be a mistake to go conservative (The conservative approach would be to place lights in the centre of the coffers, or use lights that are decorative on their own).

Better to complement that drama with something like a simple pinpoint of light at the intersections. There is a hint of that in the image Siriuskey provided, but I would take it further and have such a light at EVERY beam intersection, maybe on a short discrete stem so the points of light as well as providing general lighting also gave up-lighting into the coffers. Maybe just a simple LED point light.

IF this lighting grid was on a dimmer you can tone it down to the right level with so many lights.

Good morning!

I love love love your ceiling!

As others have asked - is it something that repeats through the house?

I would 100% keep them - the key is to work with them not fight against them. I would also replace the light fitting - look at having recess lights installed.

There are a number of things that you can do when you have such a prominent feature such as this in a room - you either choose to work with it and 'calm' it down into the space - such as painting the ceiling and the walls in the same colour - or you say - to hell with it and make it the hero of the room. I have seen some stunning ceilings where the walls have been painted in a 'white' and the ceiling painted in a strong colour such as navy which then ties into accents in the room.

It would obviously depend on your personal style.

Good luck!