The ceiling is 2.5 meters and even lower is not a verdict. We tell you what simple techniques will help make it visually higher.

1 Vertical stripes

Vertical stripes on the wallpaper or painted with paint visually pull the walls up, so that the room immediately seems higher. At the same time, it is not necessary to use a print on all surfaces, a light accent on one of the walls is enough. Architectural elements (for example, columns) or moldings can also act as elongated lines. When using this method, take into account the geometry of the room. So, if the room is elongated, a vertical strip on a narrow wall can make it even longer.

2 White color

White color visually erases the boundaries of the room, and this effect is very useful for a room that seems low. If you paint adjacent surfaces in one shade, the room will visually look not only more spacious, but also higher. White generally “softens” the space, makes it more airy, so the low ceiling is not so striking.

3 Built-in lights

In order not to overload the low ceiling and not to attract too much attention to it, give up accent lamps in favor of laconic embedded models. These can be ordinary round spots, which are often used to illuminate a stretch ceiling, or tracks on a rod. The latter can be rotated in different directions, thus creating different lighting scenarios. Plafonds are also suitable, but choose the most flat and simple in design models.

4 Low furniture

Visually adjust the proportions of the room will help furniture of the appropriate scale. For example, it can be a sofa with a low back, a bed without a headboard, miniature dining chairs or a kitchen set just below the standard height. High and oversized furniture, on the contrary, will visually make the room lower, and this effect in this case should be avoided. Replace standard models with more compact alternatives so that all objects in the scale of the room look harmonious and proportionate.

5 Light top cabinets

So that the kitchen or any other cabinets do not look too massive and do not “press”, choose facades of light shades. Such furniture harmonizes well with a simple white ceiling and does not overload the space. A minimalistic design without unnecessary decor and lots of details will enhance the effect. A good solution for a small kitchen will be light mezzanine cabinets, they will visually increase the height of the wall and hide the border with the ceiling. In addition, you will have more storage space.

6 Special wall painting

In order for the room to be perceived higher than it actually is, you can paint the walls in a non-standard way. For example, to make a spectacular coloring in the style of ombre or a fashionable color block now. In these techniques, it is important that the darker color is at the bottom, and the top becomes lighter and lighter. Another effective technique is to paint the upper part of the wall and ceiling (all or only around the perimeter) in the same color to erase the border between them.

7 Cornice under the ceiling

The higher the curtain rod is located, the higher the walls of the room seem to be. And classic floor-length curtains will just act as visual vertical lines that stretch the space of the room. Contrasting monochrome curtains or striped curtains will give the brightest effect. But also short models of curtains (for example, Roman ones), if they are hung directly under the ceiling, will also beautifully beat a small height.

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