painting to give illusion ceiling is higher

[clangermum]

I have a bedroom with quite low ceilings. The walls are an egg shell blue and the ceiling a warm white. If I brought the ceiling colour down to form a border along the top of the walls, say for about 12", would that give the illusion that the ceilings are higher? Or have I completely got the wrong end of the stick? I'm sure I read something about this somewhere. I can't face a completely white-ish room.

[lalalonglegs]

I don't think it would work, might just emphasise their lowness if there is some sort of demarcation at eye level. Bigger windows would make a room look bigger and airier but that is quite a job.

[HedgeSparrow]

The house we have just bought has the decor you describe, clanger. I really like it. The house is Edwardian and has very high ceilings anyway though, so whether the paint has anything to do with them looking so high I can't really say

[HoodedCrow]

I think the best way to make a room look lighter (and higher) is to add some mirrors. On the walls at 90 degree angles to the window.

[Laquitar]

And lighting too. Floor lamps that face up.

[MamaChocolat]

Clouds.

[HoodedCrow]

I don't think they would help Mama . I think they would make the room seem even smaller....

[clangermum]

Yes even nice fluffy ones

Like the 90 degree angle mirror idea though

With the Edwardian house does the demarcation happen where there might have been a dado rail?

[trixymalixy]

Yes, it would clanger, normally from the picture rail up.