Met with Amanda at the store this afternoon and picked the three colors for the 1897 ceiling on the 113 side. We are focusing on that side in order to get my offices ready for move-in July 1 (yes, 2010).
The original three-color paint job is still there on the right, and we picked the three colors below to duplicate their original appearance - the border is copper, the field gold, and the border frieze gray-green. We are not at all sure what the border frieze really was - it actually looks unpainted more than anything else, but I liked the idea of having a gray-green to use on the beadboard trim throughout the building anyway, and it looks good with the other colors, and actually matches the existing ceiling better than anything else, so we went with it there rather than a deeper green. It'll all look darker up anyway, especially with the complex pattern stamped on it, and we can control the light/dark by use of the track lights mounted on the conference room ceiling specifically to illuminate the ceiling.
Anyway, we're pretty excited about it. The new paint goes up next week.
One thing I have noticed about this ceiling is that in so many ways it is the major element of the entire building. It is the major historical element in the building, the major design element, and a major part of the building's infrastructure as it now carries the heating/air conditioing ducts and sprinkler heads for the entire 113 side.