While it’s common to hire a painting contractor to paint a home’s ceiling white, more and more people are thinking of their home’s ceilings as another place to add design and style. When you include the ceiling as a part of a room’s decorating design, it will impact the space’s overall look. For instance, if you paint it a bright color, it will bring a vibrant look to the space while a more subdued hue will tone the area down. Here are five tips for using your ceiling to enhance your home’s interior design.

1. Choose a Dark or a Bold Shade

When you select a ceiling shade that’s dark or bold, it will pull out the room’s other colors. It will bring them out even more if the walls and floors are a light color. Painting your ceiling a dark or a bold color will give your home a contemporary look. For an even bigger contrast, consider highlighting the space with complementary curtains and pillows.

Bright hues like lemon yellow or turquoise are great options for your kitchen or a bathroom. Paint your living room or bedroom your favorite color. Then, give the space in your Chesapeake VA home more pizazz by painting the ceiling a bold shade. Doing so will create the ambiance that you’re looking for. When you make sure that the colors in a space are balanced, it’s easier to highlight the focal points.

If you want something a bit fancier, consider painting artwork on your ceiling. Commission a celestial design that features stars and a moon to give the space a peaceful feeling or go with a flower pattern or a geometric design if you prefer something with more continuity.

2. Use Contrasting Elements

To create an interesting design statement when painting your home’s ceilings, be sure to include contrasting elements like base plates underneath the lights in your ceiling or decorative embellishments that you can paint a contrasting shade.

Adding a contrasting element to the ceiling will help the color stand out. It will also create harmony between the ceiling and the other shades that you’ve decided to use in the space. Painting your ceiling dark gray and keeping your walls a bright white is a great way to bring attention to the ceiling.

3. Add Something Special

To make your ceiling stand out with a little old-world charm, consider adding something special to it like decorative ceiling tiles, the kind that you notice in antique stores and old bank buildings. Keep the tiles their traditional metal color or hire interior painters to paint them a color that will match the room’s design theme.

Even if you decide to have them painted, they will retain their ornate texture. This means that their design will make your ceilings stand out. You’ll appreciate the durability of metal tiles. You shouldn’t need to touch them up for a few years unless you want to bring a different color into the space.

Rustic beams are another special element that you can add to your ceilings to make them stand out. If you keep the beams their natural wood color, they’ll give the room a warm, cozy feel. Wood beams give a space more architectural interest. They also walk the line between being rustic and modern, which makes them perfect for older homes with an updated interior.

4. Mask Small Imperfections with Paint

If you own an older home, it likely features a few imperfections or irregular patches in the ceilings. Small cracks or perceptible flaws can be masked with the right paint finish or texture. When you hire a professional painting contractor to cover these kinds of imperfections, they’ll likely use a paint that has a flat or a matte finish because these finishes will mask ceiling blemishes.

If you want to create a texture appearance, use a thick paint to form the swirls. Consider adding a bit of glitter or your favorite paint shade to the swirls. This will mask most flaws or imperfections perfectly.

5. Augment with Siding or Bead Board

Augment your ceiling with siding or bead board if you want to add visual interest to it. Install siding if you prefer to stain it so that the room features a vintage, rustic look. You can paint siding or bead board to customize the space. Professional interior painters will offer tips and suggestions about color and texture.

When you add siding or bead board to a ceiling, the building materials add texture to a room. Texture can make a ceiling appear higher. These elements are easy to add, and they are an affordable addition to a space.

Don’t Forget the Ceilings

Don’t forget to paint your ceilings when you decide to decorate the interior of your home. Tap into your creativity and use it to share your personality with those who visit your home. At Hughes Painting, we’ll help you give your home the look that you’ve always wanted. Contact us for more information today.