Sculptured tray: Corner accents were added to this dining room tray ceiling. Julie Soefer When homeowners plan remodeling projects and new home construction, they consider floors, walls and finishes.

Those details turn plain ceilings into eye-popping attention-getters with rounded, vaulted, coffered and beamed accents, highlighted by scalloped trim, contrasting paint colors and strategically ...

Designers are taking ceiling treatments to new heights. Eye-popping coffered, tray, barrel vault and other ceilings are increasingly crowning our rooms, entries at the Housing Design Awards show.