Creating your Tin Ceiling
Urban Revivals, in 2003-2008, installed numerous tin ceilings in the Washington DC metro area. Since that time, we have been focused on our faux tin tile finishes. Click here to learn more about creating your own beautiful painted or metallic finishes on resin, plastic, and light-weight polystyrene glue-up tiles.
Tin Ceiling installations are preceded with a design and review of various tin patterns and colors.
Completed Installation, Gaithersburg MD, from the previous design. Using white tiles with hammered bronze filler.
A completed job in NE Washington DC, using pewter tin panels. Click to view the
tin ceiling project.
*Coming Soon in 2024* How-To Guide for Painted Ceiling Tiles
Tin ceiling installation requires that a grid be applied to the ceiling to assure that the tiles are centered and that they are square with the boundaries of the room.
Tin Ceiling installations look very attractive when framed by hammered bronze, silver or copper, with decorative cornices.
This tin pattern is more complex, requiring 9 panels be repeated in a three by three pattern. In raw tin, sealed with metal lacquer.