While most homes in Australia will be built with a conventional plasterboard ceiling, there are quite a few different types of ceilings that exist for both decorative and functional purposes.
Dropped ceilings, for example, can be used to help conceal ventilation or electrical services, or an existing ceiling that can’t be modified for whatever reason.
Things like coffered ceilings and stretched ceilings open up decorative possibilities, and (space and budget permitting) can help to very radically transform the way a room looks and feels.
A room’s ceiling can also have a big impact on things like lighting design and the acoustic properties of a room – both of which are important considerations for home theatre rooms, and for living areas in general.
Read on to find out more about the different types of ceiling options you can choose for different parts of your home.
