25 Beautiful Tray Ceiling Ideas and Design Inspiration (With Photos)

Looking for tray ceiling ideas or vaulted ceiling ideas? Here’s 25 BEAUTIFUL tray ceiling design ideas & vaulted ceiling trim ideas using AI.

Tray Ceiling Ideas And Design Inspiration

Hi guys! Our current home has 2 tray ceilings and 1 vaulted tray ceiling. I LOVE them, but they definitely looked dated when we moved in. I knew I had to give them a makeover.

But, coming up with tray ceiling designs and vaulted ceiling trim ideas can be INTIMIDATING.

It took me a few years to finally figure out how to make my tray ceilings look their best. So, today I’m sharing my ceilings with you AND 25 of the best tray ceiling designs I made using AI.

Image of a tray ceiling idea for a post with 26 tray ceiling designs and ideas for how to paint a tray ceiling for living rooms, dining rooms, and master bedrooms. — Don’t forget to save how to paint a tray ceiling and these tray ceiling designs.

While they’re not perfect, AI image generators can make it easier to come up with design ideas for your whole home.

The 25 tray ceiling ideas I’m sharing are a pretty good mix of many popular design ideas and styles.

3 Tray Ceiling Designs In My House

Before we get started with the AI design ideas, here’s a look at my real-life vaulted tray ceiling design. This ceiling was a mess of popped drywall tape and bad paint when we moved in. I love it now!

Image of a DIY Vaulted Tray Ceiling design idea. For a post about DIY vaulted ceiling trim design and crown molding. — You can see the before and after photos and the DIY steps I used to add trim and panels to this ceiling in this DIY Vaulted Tray Ceiling post.

I added this DIY Low Profile Coffered Ceiling to the tray ceiling in our Dining Room. That extra trim makes a big impact. And, since it can be seen from the front door, it needed that extra style.

Image of a Dining Room tray ceiling design idea with flat coffered trim and crown molding.

For the tray ceiling design in my family room, I painted the entire tray ceiling and molding with an eggshell sheen white paint. Switching from a dull, flat paint to a white with a little shine brightened the whole room.

I am LOVING this Before and After Family Room Makeover Transformation! Check out the amazing pictures and budget friendly DIY projects. — Check out What Is The Best Ceiling Paint Finish, Flat Or Eggshell to see more ceiling updates in my house.

OK, let’s get to those beautiful AI-created tray ceiling ideas.

Tray Ceiling Living Room Design Ideas

Let’s start with some great design options for tray ceiling living rooms. BUT, of course, these designs can be used in any room.

tray ceiling living room idea - tray ceiling trim idea — Here’s a simple but stunning tray ceiling idea. You can get this look with stained shiplap, tongue and groove, or flooring planks. The trim on this one is deep. It looks similar to my DIY three piece crown molding.

Tray Ceiling Ideas living room Design Trim — Here’s another beautiful way to design a coffered ceiling inside a tray ceiling. I LOVE this style.

Tray Ceiling Master Bedroom Design Ideas

Next, I have some great design options for tray ceiling master bedrooms or other bedrooms. BUT, of course, these designs can be used in any room.

vaulted ceiling trim ideas on a Master bedroom tray ceiling — Go for big drama and style with this tray ceiling design. Combining black paint with a modern trim pattern looks amazing! And, if you’re a fan of the color saturated trend, this is how to paint a tray ceiling for big impact!

tray ceiling master bedroom design idea - vaulted ceiling trim idea. — The AI image creator had a hard time designing a vaulted tray ceiling (angled tray ceiling) like this for me. This one is similar to the one in my master bedroom. And, I actually thought about installing wood planks just like this on me. Looks great!

Tray Ceiling Ideas bedroom Design Trim — This tray ceiling master bedroom design has nice modern look with the straight lines and darker center.

Tray Ceiling Designs Trim ideas — And, here’s one last tray ceiling master bedroom option. But, of course all of these designs can be used in any room.

Tray Ceiling Designs In Dining Rooms

And, last but not least, I have some great design options for tray ceiling ideas in a Dining Room. BUT, of course, these designs can be used in any room.

vaulted ceiling trim ideas on a Dining Room tray ceiling — This is one of my favorite tray ceiling design ideas! It’s basically picture frame trim molding squares with a beautiful gold and black medallion for the light fixture.

Tray Ceiling Ideas dining room Design Trim — How about this pretty black center on this Dining Room tray ceiling? I’m a fan! That chunky brass light fixture looks so good on that black background too.

tray ceiling dining room idea — How pretty is this tray ceiling idea? To get this look put 2 long rectangular trim boxes on either side of a larger set of squares.

That’s it for my list of 25 beautiful tray ceiling ideas and vaulted ceiling trim ideas. I hope you found some ideas and inspiration for your tray ceiling design!

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Feeling inspired? Now that you’ve seen my list of beautiful vaulted tray ceiling ideas, get out there and make yours look great!

Stephanie Abbott

Stephanie Abbott has been remodeling homes, updating & building furniture, and working on DIY home maintenance and cleaning tips for over 20 years. Her remodeling has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens Magazine. And, her DIY YouTube channel has had more than 8 million views.
Most of the DIY tutorials and videos on this site focus on beginner to intermediate level DIY Projects that can be done in an affordable way without high-end, expensive tools. All of the cleaning tips on this website have been tested in her home.