Cedar ceiling: geometric lattice and painting

A cedar wood ceiling. Wooden strips form radial or star-shaped geometric grids, with each compartment being a recessed wooden panel hand-painted with intricate plant and geometric patterns. The colors are dark red, deep green, and gold, but all are heavily oxidized and subdued. In the center is a larger star-shaped coffered ceiling. The wood is dark brown, with the characteristic aroma and fine, straight grain of cedar. Around the perimeter is a carved wooden cornice. Avoid: using flat panel ceilings, having the painted colors too vibrant and new, using printed patterns or veneers, making the ceiling low so its depth is not apparent.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一面雪松木的天花。木條組成放射狀或星形的幾何格子,每一格裡面是凹進去的木板,上面手繪著細密的植物與幾何紋,顏色是暗紅、深綠與金,但都已經氧化得很沉。中央是一個較大的星形藻井。木材是深褐色的,有雪松特有的香氣與細直的紋理。周邊一圈是雕花的木簷。避免:使用平整的板材天花、讓彩繪的顏色過於鮮豔嶄新、使用印刷的圖案貼皮、把天花做低看不出深度。