Do you get the feeling it’s 1975 when you walk into your house? The gold swag lamps and the mirror-tiled walls were replaced ages ago, but when you look up, are you in the disco era? It’s those ...

Textured ceilings have long shaped how homes look and sound, but not all finishes behave the same when it comes to maintenance and and renovation decisions.

Q: Our home was built in 1970 and has a textured ceiling and paneled walls in the living room. We started to remove the old paneling, but this caused some of the ceiling texture to be scraped off.

The Helen Bernhard Bakery in Portland, Ore. refreshed its 97-year-old business with a new ceiling that was intended to have a vintage look. The business selected a sustainable thermoformed ceiling ...