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Painting ceilings any color other than white is at least as old as the Sistine Chapel. But you don't have to have Michelangelo paint yours. Just use whatever color you like. Personally, I like white ceilings because it helps my rooms feel brighter. My uncle actually had to buy a special "poofer" as he calls it because my aunt painted hers white but then had him puff a clear glitter onto the wet paint so they sparkle in the light.

I am painting some 14 foot ceilings right now - the same color as the walls. I want to bring them down a bit so I am doing it that way. In the rest of the house the ceilings are boring white - but they look clean. I will do the two back bedrooms the same color as the walls also because I have to paint it all anyway.

Some people recommend going half strength on the ceiling paint (cut the wall color by 50 or 75%). I do notice that my high ceiling color looks darker than the wall color in the late afternoon sun.

In my old house which was over 100 years old I had a lot of fun with the ceilings. So I say go for whatever it is you think will make you happy.

Good luck!

I'm a lover of white ceilings. I don't know anyone whose ceilings are anything other than white.

All of my ceilings are painted, some 50% of the wall color, would not have it any other way, here is why it works: [houzz=] [houzz=]

Most of our ceilings are 50% to 100% of the wall color. The one exception is a bathroom with navy blue walls and white tile, fixtures, and trim. We went with a white ceiling for that room so it didn't feel like a cave. White ceilings are useful if you change the colors of your walls a lot. That way you don't have to repaint the ceiling every time.

Most of my ceilings are white, but I've painted a few of them a pale aqua or pale blue. Love the way it looks :)

All my ceilings are the same color as my walls. 100%.

I love the light and airy feeling of white ceilings, but no rules - it's your house. Darker ceilings make it warmer and cosy or bring down a too high ceiling.

White ceilings are the most light reflective color on the color wheel. There are many benefits for painting a ceiling white. A white ceiling recedes to make a room feel more spacious and often described as "Airy". There is a long history associated with white ceilings. Creating color balance in a room is important when considering white ceiling. If you have a specific question and can send a picture to demonstrate the context of your inquiry I would be happy to respond.

Yes, people still paint their ceilings white. Not everyone though.

DMS: Why do you assume that "most light reflective" is the best thing for ceilings? Isn't task and wall-wash lighting much more effective for the way modern rooms are used? Do you really throw lighting at your ceiling? Isn't light coming from the ceiling unflattering or uncontrollable in most cases? Maybe if you want to limit design parameters and make all the spaces articulate the same, rendering a "traditional" look, okay maybe. What happens if you want to "use the ceiling as a design element", for example? Say, make a small intimate reading room? Would you use a white ceiling there? You say "a white ceiling recedes?" What you must mean is that when the contrast between wall and ceiling is minimal, then the ceiling plane is less obvious and therefore perceptually taller. That effect depends on the contrast between the two, not on the presence of white on top. An "airy" room can be many different light shades of color, whose ceiling & wall juncture is minimized, the ceiling is overheight, or the space filled with natural light. You say: white ceiling is important for "color balance" in a room? White is the absence of color, and therefore its presence does not affect the color balance. What you might mean is: if you paint the ceiling something other than white..... it must be within the design color palette, and spec'd just like the walls and floors. A white ceiling is also the trademark of a designer who loves wall coverings, which forces the ceiling to be different. Of course it is perfectly awesome for you to have a personal style, and your customers I am sure love what you do. But I recommend you don't boil your rules of thumb into best practices for design in general.

Wow greg, absolutely no need to bully. DMS simply stated there are benefits to a white ceiling...she never said do or die. You must be gearing up for tomorrow!

my bad. bully was not my intention. DMS please accept my apologies. get wrapped up in the issues and this keyboard makes me perfect eh?

We are building a new home. All the ceilings are white as is my personal preference. If I had vaulted ceilings or other types if tall ceilings, I would definitely have considered something other than white, but the ceilings being 8 feet flat ceilings, I am going with the white because maybe it's just me but it makes the ceilings look taller.

Hi, I want to paint my home.. Can you suggest some good combination of colours for lite pista color.. Because oldfor one is pista Ccolor for all walls

Now we want 3 walls of same colorcolor that is pista and oonene wall of different colocolor r

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We painted our living room, dining room and kitchen light grey but initially left the ceiling as it was (off white - almost yellow) because it matched the trim. A year later, we went back and painted all of the ceilings the same light grey. It looks amazing! The ceiling is vaulted with various angles. The light reflects in different ways so now it looks more dramatic and clean.

Danadeem can you share a photo? We're painting our entire house a cool gray and are currently debating white/not white ceiling. Our ceilings are high, 15 feet throughout house. Lots of natural, Palm Springs light.

Painted my living/dining great room ceiling a deep rich blue. It adds drama and makes the two story ceiling a great conversation starter. Painted my slanted ceiling in master bedroom a pale grey to offset bold fuschia decor. I love using color!

My last home was filled with shiplap wall paneling and wooden plank ceilings. The ceilings were painted a very, very pale blue. In some lights, it looked white, in others you could see a little of the blue. It was lovely.

Bottom line, do what you want to do. The ceiling can be a point of interest, too.

In our previous home, we painted the bathroom ceiling pale aqua, picking up a color in the wallpaper. The we discovered as a bonus that it made the bath water look swimming pool blue!

In an interior hallway we used a paint color from the Martha Stewart collection called “sandpiper” (a very pale beige) for the walls and ceilings, and did the same in a 1940s bathroom using a very pale seashell color. Both spaces felt warm and enveloping in the best way. 100% team “give it a try!”