Picture Perfect: 60 Amazing Exposed Ceilings Around the Globe
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Deirdre Avenell
27 February 2021
Houzz editorial team. DIY/decorating nut, photographer and jewellery designer.
Is there anything more character-filled and inviting than the raw and rustic or elegantly refined beams of an exposed ceiling? Whether they’re added for aesthetic reasons or maintained to preserve the integrity of a historical building, there’s no doubt that these beams add personality and purity of form to any home they’re featured in. So take a look through this inspiring collection of homes in every style, from country rustic through to urban industrial – it’s sure to have you beaming from ear to ear.
1. Recessive traits. Dublin, Ireland
2. Contrast is key. Sunshine Coast, Queensland
3. Asymmetrical haven. Toronto, Canada
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5. Disappearing act. Melbourne, Victoria
6. Off the rails. Vancouver, Canada
7. Strikingly subtle. Coogee, NSW
8. Out of the ordinary. Denmark
9. Timber talks. Hobart, Tasmania
10. Blond ambition. Copenhagen, Denmark
11. Grey days. Montreal, Canada
12. Southern exposure. Sydney, NSW
13. Throw a curve ball. Paris, France
14. Sunshine and lollipops. Geelong, Victoria
15. In the round. Vancouver, Canada
16. Softly, softly. Nantes, France
17. Floral filigree. Moscow, Russia
18. The lowdown. Frankfurt, Germany
19. Attics Anonymous. Rennes, France
20. A different slant. Sydney, NSW
22. Just a bit off the side. Vancouver, Canada
23. Keeping it real. Waterford, Ireland
24. Fade into the background. Gold Coast, Queensland
25. At head height. Bologna, Italy
26. Glass ceiling. Buckinghamshire, UK
27. Joining in. Wellington, New Zealand
28. Practically perfect in every way. Italy
29. A gilded cage. Moscow, Russia
30. Right on track. Moscow, Russia
31. Beam me up. Surrey, UK
32. Peak condition. Cantabria, Spain
33. Leading the eye. Kobe, Japan
34. White’s the right choice. Melbourne, Victoria
35. Holy heights. Melbourne, Victoria
37. Japandi style. Tokyo, Japan
38. A personal favourite. Munich, Germany
39. Into the vault. Barcelona, Spain
40. Off grid. Grand Rapids, USA
41. Into the blue. Sydney, NSW
42. Low profile. Girona, Spain
44. Floating inside a cloud. Stockholm, Sweden
45. Seeing red. London, UK
46. Short stuff. Highlands, UK
47. Touchable texture. Copenhagen, Denmark
48. A special blend. Stockholm, Sweden
49. Things of stone and wood. Cumbria, UK
50. Things are looking up. Barcelona, Spain
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Love this- sooo much better than acres of unimaginative plasterboard with a thousand horrid downlights
Here are the beams in my dining,kitchen area.
My exposed ceiling is concrete