A La Maison Ceilings R47 Romanesque Wreath Foam Glue-up Ceiling Tile (21.6 sq. ft./Case), Pack of 8, Plain White

I'll be honest, I was very skeptical of a styrofoam ceiling. Our house is 110 years old and has lathe and plaster walls and ceilings. Over time, the ceiling in the kitchen has been patched multiple times and looked horrible. After part of the ceiling in the dining room collapsed, also a big patch that failed, I pulled the entire ceiling down and replaced, I wasn't really wanting to do that again in the kitchen. We looked at doing a tin ceiling, but I couldn't figure out how we would attach the panels to the plaster without destroying it, plus it's really hard to nail into the plaster it's like concrete. Then we saw these, we found a pattern that was period correct for the house and ordered. I spent weeks planning the grid as I wanted to add "can" lights to brighten the kitchen as well as add some pendant lights over the kitchen sink and island area. The original kitchen had one light fixture in the "middle" of the room. I used blue painter's tape to temporarily hold up the tiles so I could get the light placement just right. I ordered 6" LED "can" lights and they fit perfectly in the center of these tiles. After I got the light placement figured out, I started installing the tiles. I used Loctite 3x construction adhesive and started installing, they went up pretty fast. The outside edges all had to be cut to size as with any 110 year old house, none of the walls are straight. After getting all edge tiles cut and glued up, I used painter's caulk to fill in all the seams and around the walls where the tiles ended. Next I used a masonry hole saw to cut out the 5 "can" lights that I had marked, plus the 3 holes for the pendant light drops. Pulled romex to all the new fixtures and added a dimmer switch for the "can" lights. I used the existing dimmer switch for the pendants. Now, with all the tiles installed, I started painting. I used a really thick nap roller to apply the paint. The tiles actually took paint better than I thought they would, I thought the roller would slide more than it did. Covered the tiles with two coats of paint and then installed all my new lights. The "can" lights disappear into the tiles, as they are perfectly centered in the design, the only time you even see them is when they are on. Installed the new pendant lights and looked back on a really fantastic looking ceiling. The kitchen ceiling looks like it belongs in a million dollar house, I swear it looks like a plaster ceiling from a 1920's house. Next I tackle the dining room. Went with a more subtle tile with a minimal pattern. I can't wait to get that room done and see how that turns out. I'm going to add some more "can" lights in the dining room since than went so well in the kitchen. When I get that done, I'll post some more pictures of that finished ceiling.

The media could not be loaded. Overall, I absolutely love these tiles and plan to purchase more for my kitchen remodel.Here’s our journey installing these in our 12x15 living room:I shopped for a while to find the perfect ceiling tiles to cover my already existing popcorn ceiling. I went to a few local hardware stores and the tile selection was very limited and very expensive. I was trying to find something with a farmhouse/rustic style but yet elegant at the same time and these tiles fit my design plan perfectly. If you are looking for the perfect installation these tiles might not be for you if you are extremely picky. The edges/seams do not line up square. We ended up caulking the seams, but you can still see the unevenness from where the tiles don’t line up. To me, it wasn’t a big deal because it just adds to the rustic charm in my opinion. We would have done trim or lattice strips, but with inflation prices it wasn’t in our budget for $10+ for each individual trim. I also painted each of these tiles by hand with a paint brush to give it a more matte look. These come looking exactly like styrofoam plates (dull white and shiny). I used rustoleum chalk paint in linen white and I did 1 coat. I did not do a clear coat as I was afraid it might “shrink/melt” the styrofoam and I was trying to avoid the shiny look. We used the loctite 300 for foamboard glue to glue these to the ceiling, but I’m not sure if it was the glue or the texture on the popcorn ceiling but the tiles themselves wouldn’t hold by themselves, so as another reviewer stated that they used push pins which is what we did to help the tiles stay in place to dry. The only thing with this method is that you see the indentation from the push pins into the tiles which we tried to caulk over but it’s still noticeable. Again, for us it didn’t bother us as it kinda goes with the rustic charm/character. We would have tried a staple gun, but we were thinking that would most likely leave a worse indent than the push pins. We did end up having to cut some tiles to fit the last row on our ceiling which to my surprise was actually very easy to cut. I used a scissors. Installation was super easy to install. I even installed 5 rows by myself without my husband’s help. Overall, I absolutely am over the moon with these tiles and can’t wait to purchase more as we do more rooms. I will be doing this same tile design in my kitchen. I will eventually do my bedroom but maybe choose a different tile design with the same company. Highly recommend for an instance facelift.

Read this before buying! First off, they don’t go up square, several of them are pillowed (middle bowed out), this makes them impossible to get even without 1/8 to 1/4” gap. Second, they don’t paint easily. The waterbased paint I used (good quality) separated in several spots much like painting over oil based paint. So I highly recommend priming and painting prior to install. You will still need to use a ton of caulking to make them look good. I also had to buy a sprayer to paint them because I didn’t paint before installing. Third, cutting them is a pain! You can’t use a utility knife because they will tear. Scissors worked but still wasn’t easy. Overall these are a ton of work, but they do look great once finished. Not for the beginner.

Really surprised at how easy it was to install these. I think it took about 2.5 hours total (and I mostly was doing it alone). Most challenging part was the initial measuring/finding the true center of the room.You can easily cut them to fit where that’s needed. I used an Exacto knife but found that a really sharp pencil along a level or ruler would do the trick.They look much different when installed—waaay better. We haven’t painted them yet, but I think that would make them look even better and easier to keep clean.The recommended adhesive (Loctite) was excellent. It grabbed the tiles immediately and held them in place after just lightly pressing down. I used about 6 tubes of adhesive for 68-ish tiles.