Sentence examples for dropping the ceiling from inspiring English sources

They listened as the buyers explained how they planned to modernize the apartment by dropping the ceiling, adding indirect lighting and opening up the kitchen.

Disgruntled neighbors can underwrite their own home remedy: dropping the ceiling several inches or more to install a system to muffle noise, which costs at least $30 per square foot, according to John R. Hauenstein, the president of JRH Acoustical Consulting Inc. Expensive to be sure, but together with good carpeting upstairs, it can eradicate the problem most of the time, he said.

As we boxed the heat and water risers and horizontal ceiling ducts, and dropped the ceiling to 9 1/2 feet, I drew in recessed lights.

The lobby was restored to its original 25-foot height (the previous owner had dropped the ceiling to accommodate a mezzanine).

The client wanted an open kitchen, so we deadened the sound with a decorative architectural element, called a soffit, that dropped the ceiling above the counter that separates the kitchen from the dining area.

"The managing agent at the time asked me what color I wanted him to paint the walls, and how low I wanted to drop the ceiling," said Mr. Blechman, who is known for his New Yorker covers.

This will make the dragon sitting atop of the mountain move and drop the ceiling on Gohma.

And they had to drop the ceilings".

I want you to drop the ceilings another two inches, otherwise I won't see them in the bloody camera!'.

The seven-story Crystal Court at the IDS Center is particularly felicitous, a meeting place for the city, with a ring of water dropping from the ceiling into a pool.

Linda Fiorentino, as Carol, a nurse who's convinced he's faking, tries several ways to break him down, including dropping from the ceiling in a full-on Fiorentino.