Starlight Ceiling Installation in Minneapolis & St Paul
Custom fiber optic star ceilings across the Twin Cities. We supplied the panels for a 5,000 sq ft casino gaming floor here in Minnesota. Panels from $55 per sq ft, or $77 per sq ft fully installed.
Quick Answer: A starlight ceiling in Minneapolis costs $55 per square foot for panels or $77 per square foot fully installed. A 144 sq ft basement media room — the most common Twin Cities project — runs $7,920 panels only or $11,088 installed, finished in a single day.
Our panels are custom-manufactured acoustic ceiling tiles with the fibre optics and LED light engine already built in. They drop into a suspended grid or surface mount directly to your existing ceiling — no attic access, no drilling and no ceiling repair. Power runs on Cat5 cable that daisy-chains panel to panel from a single ceiling outlet.
Finished basements are what makes the Twin Cities different from most of our markets. Nearly every Minnesota home has one, and a basement media room is by far the most common project we quote here. That suits our system: the light engine is inside the panel rather than sitting above it, so we add almost no depth to a ceiling that is often already tight, and there is no attic to work in because there is no attic.
The acoustic side matters too. A finished basement is a box of hard surfaces, and the panels are acoustic tiles before they are anything else — they take the edge off the ceiling reflections that make a media room sound harsh.
We Supplied a 5,000 sq ft Casino Ceiling in Minnesota
We manufactured and supplied roughly 1,250 panels covering a 5,000 square foot gaming floor at a tribal casino in northern Minnesota — one of the largest single starfields we have built. It runs continuously in a commercial gaming environment, over slot banks and table games.
Worth being precise about what that was: we supplied the panels, we did not carry out that installation. But it is a fair demonstration of what the product does at commercial scale, on a ceiling that is looked at by thousands of people a week.
Planning something commercial? Panels are manufactured to your grid module and edge type, with fire-rated options available for commercial specification. Lead time depends on panel count — a floor of that size is quoted and scheduled well in advance. See commercial star ceilings.
Areas We Serve Across the Twin Cities
Outside the metro? We install statewide and ship panels anywhere in Minnesota at $55 per sq ft for self-installation. See all our locations or call (702) 738-2218.
Starlight Ceiling Cost in Minneapolis
Pricing is the same across the country — panels at $55 per square foot, installation at $22 per square foot on top, with no separate travel charge. Our crew travels from Dallas, so installation dates are agreed in advance.
| Room | Typical field | Panels only | Fully installed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | 64–100 sq ft | $3,500–$5,500 | $4,900–$7,700 |
| Bedroom | 100–150 sq ft | $5,500–$8,250 | $7,700–$11,550 |
| Home theatre (12′ × 12′) | 144 sq ft · 36 panels | $7,920 | $11,088 |
| Living room | 300 sq ft | $16,500 | $23,100 |
| Commercial | 600+ sq ft | from $33,000 | from $46,200 |
Shooting stars, constellation mapping and colour changing are built in at manufacture and quoted separately. Full detail in our starlight ceiling cost guide.
Minnesota Projects We Take On
🎬 Basement Media Rooms
The classic Twin Cities project. Low ceilings suit panels because the light engine is inside the panel, and the acoustic core tames a hard-surfaced basement. See home theatre star ceilings.
🛏️ Master Suites
Edina, Wayzata and Lake Minnetonka bedrooms, usually a centred field over the bed with a slow twinkle. See bedroom star ceilings.
🎰 Gaming & Hospitality
We supplied a 5,000 sq ft Minnesota casino gaming floor. Fire-rated panel options are available for commercial specification. See commercial star ceilings.
🏡 Lake Homes
Minnetonka and lake-country properties, often four-season porches and lower-level rec rooms. See residential installations.
Three-season porches and unheated spaces: our panels are interior products designed for conditioned rooms. An unheated Minnesota porch is a different specification — call us before assuming it works the same way.
Minneapolis Starlight Ceiling FAQ
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Send your room dimensions and we'll come back with a fixed price for panels only and fully installed, so you can compare both.
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