In a world of bare and cookie-cutter ceilings, wood paneling makes a room bend toward a number of styles, from more rustic and cabin-like interiors to lighter or distressed wood that adds texture ...

While it gives the look of a much more expensive wood paneled ceiling, all this DIY involves is sheets of 1/4-inch plywood ...

Your eyes gaze upward to the 40-foot ceilings, timber frames, carved designs and then the dragons on the roof. Even small balconies boast special wood carvings in the bedrooms. "It'd be so cool.