Sharon Leichsenring

The Sky’s the Limit!

So, your room doesn’t have the grand dimensions of the Sistine Chapel. Don’t eliminate decorative painting as an option for a ceiling in your home.

The warmth of a textured finish, such as glazed tissue, is just one possibility. It adds color, depth and texture bringing another layer of sophistication to the space.

Are you lucky enough to have a wonderful architectural detail such as a tray in your ceiling? Please don’t leave poorly dressed in ceiling white!

Rolling soft clouds add additional height, and more importantly, such character to the room.

If you’re thinking I can’t imagine it, remember, I can. Let’s talk so we can discuss the possibilities.

Dramatic dome features metallic ornament with trompe l'oeil detailing

Graphics and palette were derived from the room's carpet for this ceiling design

Twenty-two feet in length, this barrel ceiling contains elements from the shore of nearby Lake Lillanona in Newtown, Connecticut

Mico-infused plaster shimmers with the chandelier's reflections. Stencilling is also done in plaster.

Trompe l'oeil iron transom frames billowing clouds

A Trompe l'oeil ceiling with an homage to Raphael

Painted fretwork is featured in these coffers

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Ceilings by Leichsenring Studios

Leichsenring Studios presents the "Fifth Wall!"

That’s right; designers today refer to your ceiling as the fifth wall. Can you imagine ignoring it or just giving it a fresh coat of ceiling white?

A plain unadorned ceiling is a canvas. Using paint, I can build a skylight and fill the view with cheery cumulous clouds or the peacefulness of a spring mist. Your chandelier, hovering on a small medallion over your dining room table, can be enhanced with a wonderful grand panel, with the illusion of a carved molding. Painted wrought iron or trellis wood can form a breathtaking framework for a cloudscape. Powerful art deco design makes a statement when placed on the ceiling.

Coffered ceilings offer unlimited possibilities for textured finishes, clouds or perhaps oversized Victorian tiles. The fifth wall can perhaps be the finest.