Ceiling height and molding

chases27

last year

I have a primary that is 16 X 18 with a ceiling height of 7 feet.

I'm looking for ideas as to how to make it feel larger and more spacious.

I am considering molding but would love the communities feedback.

Thanks in advance.

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ci_lantro
last year
You don't want to create any horizontal lines in a room with low ceilings. You didn't specify what type of moulding but definitely no crown or chair rail mouldings.
chases27
Original Author
last year
typo on moulding . Thanks for the advice.
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
last year
Depends on the house--can you post photos? There are old homes from the 1700s with 7' ceilings that have moldings, but yours may not be one of them. I think if you installed a 3"crown molding and a 7" base molding, and painted all the trim and drywall the same color, it wouldn't chop up the room and make it feel more spacious.
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Diana Bier Interiors, LLC
last year
There's a lot of molding here, but it looks all of a piece since it's all the same color:
chloebud
last year
FWIW, we have 8’ ceilings with crown molding. When we moved in two of the bedrooms didn’t have any. We had molding installed and it immediately ”raised” the ceiling by pulling the eyes up. Walls and ceiling are the same color. I agree with Diana; it just depends on the house.