<p>Hi, I thought your readers would be interested in knowing that the old time pressed tin ceilings are still available through Chelsea Decorative Metal Company out of Houston, Texas. A family owned business since the 1950s. Pressed tin ceilings are used for walls as well as ceilings, with styles ranging from Art Deco and Americana to Turn of the Century and Victorian. Chelsea manufactures and distributes the pressed tin and has ORIGINAL DESIGNS that are stamped on a 600 ton press which makes for excellent quality. The material is tin-plated steel, which has wonderful paint retention. The sheets come 2\\\' x 4\\\' for easy installation which the do-it-yourselfers love. There are also 2\\\' x 2\\\' sheets for suspended ceiling. Dating back to the 1800s, metal replaced the fancy carving on ceilings when the labor to do the carvings started getting too expensive. Landlords became tiresome when plastering the ceilings over and over, so the answer was to install a tin ceilings. While tin ceilings can be installed in any room of the house, kitchens are the most popular areas, but can also be found in a den, game room or man cave, and they can add elegance to a formal dining room. Bedrooms, hallways and even bathrooms are not immune to the attractiveness that tin ceiling provide. To the delight of many designers doing a back splash has become quite popular. The decorative metal adds creativity to an architects blueprint and builders love to showcase them in model homes, but consumers love them the most whether it is for new construction or restoration. The patterns come in 3\\\", 6\\\", 12\\\" or 24\\\" repeat patterns. Cornice, like a crown molding, is also available and come in four-foot lengths, but vary in width from 2\\\" to 9\\\". Chelsea has friendly and knowledgeable people, and Glenn \\\"The Tinman\\\" Eldridge himself is the only person still in the business that has actually installed tin ceilings. The metal tiles are only $2.25 a sq. ft., and he says, \\\"you won\\\'t find anything as inexpensive and as decorative as tin ceilings\\\". He also says, \\\"the only thing more outstanding than the quality of our product is our service\\\". With almost every design in stock, they can ship most orders immediately. The Tinman also does drawings and will talk with you or your builder throughout the installation process. The newest products that are available are beautiful hand-painted finishes including copper patina, gothic gold, tuscan sunset and antique pewter to name a few. There is also a bright copper finish as well. All reasonably priced and can be found at www.tinman.com. Please take the time to look throughout our website to see the many tin ceiling designs, patterns, finishes and our gallery with pictures of the finished installations. We ship anywhere in the world. Buy American. We have a heart at Chelsea.</p>