| I've been amazed at the different ways restored | | | | them in the attic and forget about them. But about a |
| antique ceiling tins are being used: | | | | year later I was in an antique shop and saw some |
| - A Realtor friend gives a ceiling tin to her Clients as a | | | | ceiling tins that had been painted and were being |
| "Thanks for buying your new home from me" gift. | | | | offered as "wall decor". |
| - Interior Decorators are using them in offices and | | | | They were stunning! |
| homes - they're "one-of-a-kind" art decor. | | | | I took Gary to see them and even HE was |
| - The tins make unique wedding, Christmas, birthday, | | | | impressed... immediately apologized and helped me dig |
| anniversary, Mother's Day, etc gifts. | | | | the tins out of the attic. He mounted them on wooden |
| - One lady used them in her kitchen... as a backsplash. | | | | frames, and I painted and hung them in different places |
| Another put them around her kitchen island. | | | | in our home. I even salvaged a piece of one that was |
| - Home Builders use the ceiling tin medallions above the | | | | in really bad condition and made a shelf to go above |
| chandelier, in the "recessed" ceiling areas. | | | | the sofa. |
| - A vintage ceiling tile makes a stunning fireplace | | | | They turned out beautifully... even if I do say so myself. |
| screen. | | | | I started giving them away as gifts, and everyone who |
| How I came to working with these old ceiling tins... | | | | sees them raves about how unique and beautiful they |
| For many years my brother lived in a little town in the | | | | are. |
| Texas Panhandle. And when the the old school house | | | | It takes time and patience to develop the "look" that |
| was being torn down, Tommy bought some of the | | | | you want, but the end result is well worth it. It took a |
| building materials. In the pile of stuff were several | | | | few mistakes to figure out what colors you would end |
| hundred rusty ceiling tins. Nearest we could tell, they | | | | up with when you painted over a rusted area and I |
| were over 100 years old, and there were several | | | | had to decide if I wanted to try to "fix" holes or |
| different patterns.. | | | | straighten out some of the dents and bends... but I |
| He knows that I'm always doing something "crafty", so | | | | decided "NO, leave them just as they are", that's part |
| he gave me a stack of them. My husband pitched a fit! | | | | of the unique charm. |
| Since I didn't have a clue WHAT I was going to do | | | | Take a look at some of them and see if you don't |
| with a bunch of old rusty, antique ceiling tins, I stuck | | | | agree. I would love to hear how YOU have used them. |