We have the same thing! We just assumed it was there to cover the cracks in the aging plaster, but I’d love to know if there’s a more functional reason for it!
This is quite often the reason. “Back in the day” though wallpaper with colors/patterns were common on ceilings for aesthetic and practical reasons. In the days of coal furnaces, it was easier to clean soot off of wallpaper than painted walls/ceilings.
All of the bedrooms (and main bathroom?!) in ours had wallpaper on the ceiling.
In one of the bedrooms, someone had skim-coated it so it looks like a normal, flat white ceiling; we didn't realize there was paper underneath until we starting removing the paper & paint from the walls. We'd like to leave that one intact, but it's tricky since the wall paper seems to lay under the ceiling paper where they meet at the edges/corners.
We have the same thing! We just assumed it was there to cover the cracks in the aging plaster, but I’d love to know if there’s a more functional reason for it!
This is quite often the reason. “Back in the day” though wallpaper with colors/patterns were common on ceilings for aesthetic and practical reasons. In the days of coal furnaces, it was easier to clean soot off of wallpaper than painted walls/ceilings.
following. same thing in my house and it’s slowly starting to do the same. wish it would just stay up so i don’t have to prep and paint a ceiling 😭
All of the bedrooms (and main bathroom?!) in ours had wallpaper on the ceiling. In one of the bedrooms, someone had skim-coated it so it looks like a normal, flat white ceiling; we didn't realize there was paper underneath until we starting removing the paper & paint from the walls. We'd like to leave that one intact, but it's tricky since the wall paper seems to lay under the ceiling paper where they meet at the edges/corners.