interior design ideas to make your ceiling look higher

Interior Design Ideas to Make Your Ceiling Look Higher

Not everyone can afford to have houses, condominiums and apartments with high ceilings. If you long to have higher ceiling in your bedroom or living room but you can’t afford the high cost of renovation, there are interior design ideas that can help provide the illusion of high ceilings. The idea is to make it seem that you have raised the ceiling, but in reality, you are just visually lengthening the walls or adding some elements for a more spacious room. Here are some tips that you can follow to create the high ceiling illusion.

Interior Design with Furniture Lowered to the Floor

This type of interior design with most of your furniture lowered to the floor provides more space for the room. If you want a higher ceiling on your bedroom, you can put your bed directly on the floor. Japanese themed rooms have furniture and sofas, which are also lowered to the floor. This gives an illusion that the room has high ceilings.

Interior Design Which Incorporates Vertical Stripes on Walls

Another trick to create a high ceiling illusion is to paint vertical lines on your wall. If you don’t want to paint your wall, you can just opt for wallpapers with vertical stripes. The vertical lines or stripes can draw the eye upwards. You also have to remember that the larger the contrast between the stripes, the more distinct the illusion or the effect.

Interior Design Which Uses Recessed Lighting

Chandeliers and low hanging lamps are not a great idea when you want to have an interior design that creates a high ceiling illusion. These beautiful lightings may be magnificent to look at but their size only takes up more space, and it looks as if it is pulling down your ceiling. You can choose recessed lightings, which provide more space for your ceiling and it helps in making it seem higher. Remember, there has to be less clutter and more space to achieve the high ceiling illusion.

Interior Design with Vertical Picture Frames on Walls

If your walls are filled with picture frames or paintings, you can hang them up much higher than usual or closer to the ceiling. You can use your vertical paintings and picture frames to lengthen your wall or make your wall appear taller. Sometimes, using other elements and decors such as picture frames or paintings can help in achieving a certain style to your interior design.

Interior Design with White Ceilings or Lighter Coloured Ceilings

It is a great idea to paint your ceiling white. If your walls have a darker hue, the ceilings should have a lighter hue. With lighter painted ceilings, this creates a feeling that the room is bright and spacious. Another great idea to make the effect stronger and accentuate the lighter colour of the ceiling is to use a darker colour for the floor.

Interior Design Using Curtains

Curtains can be used to achieve the illusion of a high ceiling room. Just like the picture frames and paintings, you should hang your curtains nearer to the ceiling. Make sure you are using a long curtain, which emphasizes its length from the ceiling down to the floor.