# Help With "Swedish Ceiling"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-swedish-ceiling/445293>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 14, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-swedish-ceiling/445293 "2008-04-14T14:02:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-swedish-ceiling/445293/1 "2008-04-14T14:02:56Z")

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As I understand it, a “swedish ceiling” is an array of wooden slats which is hung by wires from the overhead beams. The rafters/joists above are painted flat black.  
This really works well for basement rooms, where you don’t want a conventional sheet rock ceiling.  
Anybody have any tips on how to do this? I haven’t had much luck searching th web.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-swedish-ceiling/445293/2 "2008-04-14T14:35:41Z")

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Here, let me translate that…

[QUOTE=ralph124c]  
\*\*Help Veet “Svedeesh Ceeeling”? \*\*

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