Color shouldn’t just be reserved for your walls. And if you're feeling brave, why not consider painting the whole of your living room ceiling? Painting your ceiling can extend your walls upwards and ...

With a few thoughtful design choices, even modest spaces can feel open and airy. Here, four designers share how they use ...

One of the joys of touring an old, premodern pile isn't just looking around at the stately furniture and beautiful wall coverings, but looking up at the fine materials, intricate murals and meticulous ...

Frank Lloyd Wright would manipulate the impact of a flat ceiling by designing it lower near a room’s entrance. “So when you came in the room and he popped it up, you felt that you’d arrived somewhere, ...

The venerable American designer Albert Hadley advised that “ceilings must always be considered. They are the most neglected surface in a room.” Hadley, who in his 70s, covered his own living room ...

When you’re decorating a room, it’s easy to obsess over what’s covering the floor and the walls. But what about the ceiling? It rarely gets much attention – beyond a coat of flat, white paint. And ...

Paint tricks for low ceilings can help make a room feel larger and more open, or more cozy and intimate, without feeling claustrophobic. Just by smartly using color, you can create the illusion of ...

Most people hang curtains where the window frame starts, thinking that’s where they belong. But that habit can actually make ...