The ceiling is a huge swath of real estate in a room, yet its colour is often overlooked as a conscious design choice. Most times, home owners and designers just play it safe and go for white. After all, it goes with almost everything in the room — and someone once said a white ceiling makes a room feel bigger and brighter.
While this is often true, painting your ceiling a colour other than white isn’t necessarily a bad choice. In fact, its dramatic effect has many design benefits. Designers don’t specify other colours a lot though because once you paint one ceiling anything other than white in a house, you really should keep going so that you create flow. Then if you want to change a colour in a room, you have to change the ceiling too.
Although it’s tempting to avoid, committing to colour (and then choosing the right one!) totally transforms a room. Painting the ceiling a totally different, or contrasting, colour adds character and interest.
If you’re tempted to step out of your comfort zone, maybe you may want to try yellow. A yellow ceiling brings a bright, refreshing punch of colour to any room. With its warmth and energy, yellow transforms an ordinary space into an interesting and happy space. A yellow ceiling allows your eye to dance around the room. It can amp up a stark white space or complement an already colorful room. Yellow is a great choice if you have white walls and neutral furniture.
Here are some examples of yellow painted ceilings, to get your creative juices flowing.
Yellow Ceilings
Ayodeji is the managing editor of TIMELESS magazine. He loves food and all things stylish and luxurious.
