Tin Ceiling Project:

Photograph kindly supplied by Paul Dinsdale from Buxton in England.  Paul has used The Shield panel in his ceiling. 

Notice how a border has been used around the extremities of the ceiling, i.e. between the The Shield panels and the cornice.  Whenever a big pattern, such as The Shield, is used it is important not to trim the pattern to fit the size of the ceiling.  A lesser number of central panels must be used and a border must be created around the central area.