For years I've been hearing nobody wants popcorn ceilings anymore, but is this the new alternative? So far, I've only seen corrugated galvanized steel sheet metal ceilings in restaurants, commercial buildings, and some lofts in older warehouses converted to condominiums in the Dallas Fort Worth area. But I wonder how long will it take before homeowners do the same thing to their ceilings and walls or would people want it in their homes?
In this photo taken at a new restaurant, Grimaldi's at the Shops of Highland Village near Flower Mound, Texas, the interior brick walls, and the rustic galvanized sheet metal ceiling panels looks beautiful with the recycled wine bottles hanging down so there's less of a visible connection to the ceiling. People can choose to eat or drink indoors at the tables with red and white table clothes or outside. There's something about a red and white checked table cloth and a bottle of wine that goes together like spaghetti and meatballs! While waiting for my food, recycled wine bottles dangling from the ceiling with the lighting created a different kind of mood than a traditional ceiling.
Growing up in an historic neighborhood in Chicago, tin ceilings was normal; however, I remember my mother hated it and so did her generation that, for the most part, no longer exists or lives in those old homes. Yet, today many younger people from the old neighborhood where I grew up would prefer to have tin ceilings in those renovated homes. Personally, I like the nostalgic look and feeling, even here in Flower Mound, Texas and at the Shops of Highland Village where construction isn't that old, such as other major cities like Dallas, Fort Worth, or even my old home town Chicago!
What's your opinion? I'd love to know!
©Patricia Feager 2/23/2015
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