Kitchen ceiling - paint it white or same as walls?

[Toots]

Have this thing that the cool thing to do would be to paint ceiling, walls and woodwork all the same colour in new kitchen. Deffo will do woodwoork and walls the same but the ceiling????

Thinking of a stony, buffy, not very dark Farrow and Ball colour like Stony Ground. So - all over, or an off-white on ceiling to match ivory units? Ta!

[Cashncarry]

Paint in the whitest shade you can - it reflects the light better and makes the room look bigger.

[dalmatianbabe]

White, always white!

[MamaG]

What c said

[Beenleigh]

white ceilings, always, it really does make a difference to how light the room feels, and you never notice the difference

[Mumzarello]

Definately 100% white

[snowleopard]

To completely go against everything everyone has said, I once visited a house with a dark midnight blue gloss kitchen ceiling with tiny stud lights set into it, like stars. It was fab and I've always wanted to do the same, but DP not into it - so ours is white but I can understand the wish to do something a bit different.

[Toots]

My builder is telling me I will regret white because ceiling/wall line is a bit wonky - not his fault - and that I should only go white if I have coving. I don't want coving. Pretty sure I don't want midnight blue gloss either but it sounds....arresting. Is big kitchen/diner and quite a bit of light.

Ramble, ramble. Should be working, really.....

[tissy]

go for white it will look fine.

If it doesn't then you haven't made an expensive mistake and you can cover up the white with another colour.

[tissy]

anyway since when did builders become experts in interior design ?

Sounds like he just wants you to pay for coving, tbh

[noddyholder]

I think if you have no coving painting it all one colour if a light buff tone would look good.If there are imperfection it will have a wonky join.

[mumfor1standfinaltime]

Got to be white!

[Toots]

Really don't think he's after the money. They've been here four weeks and haven't asked me for a penny yet. Weirdos.(The gaffer has just told me he's got 48 pairs of shoes!!!!!)

Feel like that Paulwhitehouse character in the pub who agrees with whoever has the last opinion.

Here's the plan....one coat in white and if it looks white but starting with an 's' then switch to plan B (which is sort of plan A if the pub bloke is sitting next to Noddy not Tissy, Cash, etc....)

[KTeePee]

Depends on how bright the room is too... I tend to go for white ceilings but made an exception for the landing - no way could I have reached the ceiling/wall line to do a neat job.

You could always keep your walls white too of course!

[BrownSuga]

you could paint it a shade or two lighter than the wall colour, that looks good.

[Toots]

Yes, am thinking of going a bit lighter all over actually having done a little test area. The line between the ceiling and wall really isn't great. Colour on hold as just found out the floor I've coveted for months has been withdrawn for some reason.

[glitterchick]

What colour is it at the moment?

[Toots]

New plaster. But was F&B No 3 before Old White.

[glitterchick]

You see....if it were me I would go with white because (a) I am boring (not saying that everyone who choses white ceiling is boring by the way - it is just my reason for picking white) and (b) if botched up the ceiling with a non white colour I would not be arsed re-painting it white. So if you are the risk taking kind then go for it. You can re-paint if you don't like. All in all it prob wouldn't be my cup of tea though. Don't knock it till you've tried it.