Sky Ceiling

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sky - with sun shining through the clouds

sky ceiling - general view

A simulated sky ceiling can dramatise a dining-room or entrance hall. It can be combined with architectural elements such as a cornice or frieze to great effect.

These ceilings are painted with many layers of transparent glaze to build up a glowing, translucent sky. Normal paint is opaque so the light reflects off the surface producing a flat colour, but with our method the light penetrates the glaze, reflects off a white base layer and returns through the glaze, producing an unparalleled depth and luminosity

sky pouring into disintegrating room

a sky ceiling with broken cornice
   
 Kensington Interiors: Antiques, Decoration and Interior Design. Based in Brighton, UK; also working in the USA and Europe, especially Belgium and Germany. Specialist in 19th century interiors and gardens, decorative paint finishes, frescoes, murals, trompe l'oeil, grisaille, plasterwork, wall panelling and furniture
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