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Home with High Ceilings – Size Up or Size Down?

Thursday, July 20th, 2017

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Most homeowners talk about issues on design which arise from their concern on limited space. A room with low ceiling is bad enough but what if the problem is turned the other way around? What if the ceiling is so high up that you now have a problem of plenty?

Working with tall, spacious rooms is just as difficult, you’d soon see. With more than enough vertical space, you would now wonder how to fill up that great void.

An Opportunity

Consider the high ceilings as an opportunity. You can now express your design preferences through the tall space which you now need to fill. Would you like to fill it up with fashionable stuff or would you want it to be dressed to bare minimum?

The choice is yours whether you want grandeur or minimalism.

Place Wood Beams

One of the best and probably the easiest ways to solve the issue on tall ceilings is to add wooden beams. These beams will make the room appear less unappealing. Also, they will be able to effectively decrease the overall scale of the tall room. These will effectively bring everything to their best proportions.

Wooden beams are also trendy. These have made an awesome comeback inside many cottage and rustic homes. This is one kind of trend that is surely here to stay. Even contemporary homes also lean towards the use of wooden beams because they bring a lot of personality and texture inside a home.

If your home already has these exposed beams, then all you have to do is to highlight them now. Otherwise, just add some decorative beams to finish the look in a jiff.

A Ceiling Makeover

You can also choose to have the ceiling become the focal point of the room. This is especially wonderful inside the living room. Having a tray or false ceiling can help you achieve this grand makeover. False ceilings will cut down the room’s visual scale. These can work pretty much like wooden beams.

Creative ceilings can give a cozier and more fascinating ambiance. You can also choose to add geometric patterns in order to demarcate open spaces.

Go Vertical

Know that every effort you put into your designing endeavors are all geared towards achieving a stylish home. You can add architectural features which can go up to the ceiling. Don’t stop now,  go ahead and fearlessly make that bookshelf go all the way up to the ceiling. The fireplace can also vertically beautify your place.

Visual Impact through Lighting

Whether you have decided to create a focal point, false ceiling or some wooden beams, none of these will ever make sense without the right kind of lighting. Use cascading crystal chandeliers to emphasize the beauty of your high ceilings.  You can also install pendants that will captivate those who look up.

Creative Overtones

If you want to add drama or cheerfulness in your spacious home, then you can actually splurge on colors. A large accent wall works well in any room with high ceiling. In fact, it is more appealing where there is a high ceiling.

If you are also an art aficionado, then you can also hang the largest art pieces that you could find. Make sure that they are hung at eye level, though, or you would end up with guests who would strain their necks.

Texture Laden

If in case the high ceiling room also comes with large, open windows, then your easiest option is to get some curtains. Have the entire windows covered and don’t resort for those short ones that look fragmented.

Use a tone-on-tone sort of style, making sure that you focus on the accent colors which add glamour to the room. Now that you know these tips, which would you choose to decorate the high ceiling?

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