The Fun Times Guide To Homebuilding reader, CA, asks:

RE: Coffered Ceilings with an Angled Ceiling

Is it possible to have a coffered ceiling finish on an angled ceiling?

I have a home with a 33 year-old A frame addition. The height of the ceiling is 14 feet from the floor to the highest point. Half the room is for the family room The other half is used for office space pantry and a full bath with tub. The office side has a 7 foot ceiling with a loft above that is also 7 feet high. The space is open except for the bath and pantry. I have lots of white space on the ceiling where the
the family room is. I was wondering if coffered ceilings is an appropriate solution to the white space or might there be other options / recommendations? We are planning to paint the entire room because we had several windows replaced. We are looking at what to do with the ceiling so we can do it now in one project. Your help / thoughts would be much appreciated.

Warm regards,

CA

I'm not a home builder or a contractor but I promised 'CA' an answer once I had an opportunity to talk to a contractor (Michael: Site Supervisor @ the Victorian Queen Anne home I'm covering) and here's what he suggested you try:

An exposed beam ceiling consisting of hand-hewn, solid white oak timbers gives a tremendous amount of character to the breakfast room that's under construction in this English cottage style home located in The Retreat at Kennesaw Mountain. It is yet another feature that is not seen in homebuilding these days. There were absolutely no nails used to put this ceiling together, with the exception of the end units being attached to the framing of the home itself. It is a mortise and tenon assembly. Isaac Tate was the carpenter that put this mortise and tenon masterpiece together.

Read on if  you would like to see more photos of the mortise and tenon joint exposed beam ceiling.