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Ornate features can give any room a really classy feel but installing authentic coving, cornices, ceiling roses and other architectural mouldings that are made from plaster can be difficult due to ...

Buy a polystyrene or polyurethane ceiling rose, available at hardware stores, and paint it in a colour that complements your room. Use a water-based paint and apply a few thin coats to achieve a solid ...

Maybe they swapped jerseys at halftime. It would be one of the more reasonable ways to explain the difference in halves as Oregon (18-7, 6-6... No. 2 Oregon acrobatics and tumbling, which opens its ...

Ceiling roses are a subtle yet striking architectural feature that can enhance the charm and authenticity of a period home. Typically crafted from plaster, these decorative pieces were historically ...

Dating the arrival of centre roses on to ceilings is difficult and while they had been a common feature of grand Baroque palaces across Europe in the early 17th century there is no doubt they came ...

A quick and easy way to give a room more character is to fit a decorative ceiling rose, particularly if it has coving or cornicing, as the two look lovely together says Julia Gray 1. Decorative ...