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A hotel lobby in Boise had a ceiling I couldn't stop looking at
They did a full remodel on a 1920s building and kept the original plaster ceiling. Instead of trying to match it with new drywall, they framed around it with a dropped soffit. The transition was so clean you'd never know unless you looked up. They used a 3/8 inch reveal strip and a really fine texture on the new board. It made me wonder how many times we rip out old work that could be saved with a little creative framing. Has anyone else run into a job where blending old and new like that was the better call?
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brown.gavin7mo ago
Ever notice how a tiny reveal strip makes all the difference? We saved a 100-year-old fireplace surround that way... just built out the new wall around it with a half-inch gap. The key is matching the texture, like you said. A fine spray over everything ties it together so the old part looks intentional. It's way less work than a full demo and you keep something with real character.
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janac227mo ago
Yeah, @brown.gavin, that gap trick saved my old baseboards too.
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caleb_ross127mo ago
That texture match is the real secret.
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