Editor’s note: An updated version of this post can be viewed here. As Americans, we can feel patriotic when considering tin ceilings. It’s one of the few decorative elements found in the Victorian Age ...

In the late 1970s, Barbara Schiller and her husband bought a decaying brownstone in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, then in its early stages of gentrification. The house was structurally ...

We live, work and play, in the town where we were born and raised - Pittsburg, California. Urban renewal hit our downtown in the early '70s. Dozens of turn-of-the century buildings were leveled to ...

Editor's note: The following is one of a series of columns from the Butte Citizens for Preservation and Revitalization. Ceilings in Butte must compete with cornices for the record for the greatest ...

A HUNDRED years ago, tin ceilings were the way to go for two reasons: The fire-proof plates provided a quick fix for cracking plaster, plus they were very, very cheap. These days, it’s charm, not ...

I am gut renovating a 3 story brownstone, and sadly the tin ceilings will have to go, It’s basically 9 rooms worth of ceilings, and I am trying to find a solution other than simply chucking them into ...

A block off the square, the W.F. Norman Corp. has for 120 years produced something found in towns throughout the region. They are found in churches, historic theaters, downtown businesses, homes and ...

You rarely notice one, but it has a big impact on every room. In fact, you look right at it when you do sit-ups or lie down for a nap. It’s the ceiling. And stepping up to one of the improvements ...