A white ceiling color gives the illusion of depth.
Floor ceiling colour.
Ceiling paint is almost always flat or matte finish.
Semi gloss or glossier paint.
But if you have 10 12 foot or even higher ceilings you may want a visual stop.
When you re updating your wall colours one thing usually leads to another and you often end up painting not just the walls but the ceiling and trim as well.
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Bright walls light ceiling and dark brown color shades for floor decoration create bold and impressive living spaces.
Otherwise the room may feel cavernous.
Painting your ceiling a lighter color than the walls.
When you paint your ceiling a lighter color it can make the walls of the room feel higher and your space look larger.
As with the ceiling and wall colors the lighter the floor color in a room with a low ceiling the more light it will reflect making the room appear more spacious.
Dark ceiling colors have a visual stop point.
Image zoom architectural features such as molding or timber framing do make it easier to know where to stop and start color but wherever one plane or flat surface meets.
Painting your ceiling and walls the same color works best in rooms with flat ceilings as opposed to those with scalloped texture.
If you have a cathedral ceiling don t feel compelled to carry its color all the way to the floor just because there s no crown molding to define the top of the wall.
The illusion of depth.