Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The ceiling is the most visible of domestic surfaces. Yet it is also the most overlooked. We can devote hours ...

Dear Debbie: I am thinking about adding some decoration to the bedroom ceiling. Unlike any other room, it does get looked at a lot. We don’t think much about decorating the ceilings in our rooms, just ...

Consider the large, uninterrupted blank canvas that is your ceiling. Now channel your inner Michelangelo. That’s right, this “fifth wall,” as interior designers are calling it, can make a sty-lish ...