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Boost your low ceiling with paint

You can boost a low ceiling using color contrasts. Paint the walls darker than the ceiling (use any two colors, or shades of a color, that you wish). Then, using the darker wall color, paint a 6-inch-wide border all the way around the edge of the ceiling, as if framing it. The central, lighter area of the ceiling will now look higher.

To magnify the effect, leave 6 inches of white space between the edges of the ceiling and your darker painted frame. The central framed area, now smaller, will look even higher.

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2 Responses to “Boost your low ceiling with paint”

  1. Jessica Says:
    December 18th, 2008 at 12:38 pm

    Hi! Is the border color darker than walls?

  2. PoloG Says:
    December 18th, 2008 at 10:34 pm

    No, the color/paint is the same. To get better illusion the ceiling and walls should have the same color but different shades of a color. In real situation the ceiling on the picture should be much darker. So, this tip works best for light colors/shades.