How HGTV's Nate & Jeremiah Spruce Up A Basic Ceiling For Something More Unique

Not only are Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent the perfect couple, but they also make the ultimate design team, bringing fresh ideas to every corner of a home — even the ceiling. On their HGTV show, "Nate & Jeremiah by Design," the pair tackled a global coastal-style home makeover and used a brilliant ceiling design to bring the whole look together. Their unique approach involved layering bamboo paneling on the ceiling to create a beautiful beach bungalow aesthetic for the space. It may not be the kind of material you'd expect, in fact, it's the kind of paneling you might use to make your yard feel like a resort with a DIY fence.

It's this kind of creative approach that makes their designs so special, and it's something they apply to every home they design — even inside Nate and Jeremiah's stunning home of their own. By reimagining materials in unexpected ways, they create spaces that feel luxurious and personal, blending character with expert design. Their use of bamboo on the ceiling in this project is a perfect example of how thinking outside the box can transform a basic feature into an incredible focal point.

In Season 1, Episode 2 of "Nate & Jeremiah by Design," the team transformed a demolished house into a dreamy beach bungalow, capturing the true essence of a coastal lifestyle. They achieved this stunning result by incorporating natural materials like bamboo, which brought an authentic beachy vibe to the home. While many people think of bamboo products for sustainable swaps around the home, Nate and Jeremiah show how versatile this material can be in unexpected ways, creating depth of design on a much larger scale.

In the episode, their assistant walks them through the design for the bamboo paneling, explaining (via HGTV on Facebook), "I was thinking what we do is put it on the whole entire ceiling first, and then layer it again to get the pattern." Layering the bamboo created a natural, textured finish that still looks thoughtfully designed and perfectly captures a global coastal style. After revealing the final look, Nate shared a photo on social media, noting in the caption (via Facebook), "This unconventional design decision suited the 'Global Coast' feeling that Jeremiah Brent and I wanted to accomplish." This approach goes beyond basics to create a one-of-a-kind result and serves as a great reminder that sometimes, the ceiling is a fifth wall worth considering.