Painted ceilings… yay or nay?
The decision on whether or not to paint the ceiling in a room can be a tough one. The obvious question is to paint or not to paint, but then of course if you do decide to paint the question is what color? Should you go with something bold? Or just play it safe by sticking with the existing paint color? Vastu designer and co-owner Jason Claire offers his thoughts on painted ceilings.
• I’m a bit of a purist, so I tend to paint ceilings flat white in small rooms or open floor plans where there are no natural starts and stops to ceiling lines. You should use flat paint on a ceiling to hide imperfections that are easily seen when light reflects off of a ceiling. Only when your ceilings are PERFECT should they be painted in an eggshell finish or a paint with more gloss.
• If you have very high ceilings and want to visually bring them down, then choose something darker. I once had a 3-story ceiling over a staircase painted dark charcoal and it was a great effect.
• In bedrooms and bathrooms, painting the ceiling a slight blush color can help warm up a space and make it particularly complimentary on skin tones.
• There are many unique and architectural ceilings especially here in Washington, DC. So have fun with coffered ceilings. Paint the recessed areas dark (or a color) and the ribs gloss white or cream. Or flip it around and paint the recessed areas light and the ribs dark. Below is a photo where the ribs and recesses of a ceiling are painted a dark, warm gray (2 shades) to give this large media room a more cozy feel.
What do you think? Painted ceilings…yay or nay?
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