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A Painted Ceiling

March 29, 2011 by Amber Filed Under: Uncategorized Leave a Comment

When looking at beautifully designed rooms, I love to see a space that’s a bit daring and has no spot overlooked. I have heard many times on HGTV, that the ceiling is the “fifth wall.” It’s a spot in the room that can go beyond the white paint and have a pop of color! It doesn’t bring down the ceiling and make the room feel closed in, but rather draws your eye up, giving the illusion of a taller space. Most of our ceilings on the first floor are painted Horizon by Benjamin Moore. It’s a very, very light gray that almost appears white. It was my first shot at trying out the fifth wall. Then, I tried to be a bit more daring and paint our bathroom AND ceiling BM’s Sleigh Bells, which is two shades darker than Horizon and shows more like a bluish gray. I’m still ready to do more! Next time, I want to take it up a notch and try it a bit darker- and make it noticeable that the ceiling has color. This space, in my opinion, did a great job of using color on the ceiling. It definitely does not go unnoticed!

Southern Living. Photo William Waldron.
What do you think of color on the ceiling?
What are your ceiling colors?
For more beautiful ceiling ideas, check out Lexi’s blog Glitter and Pearls here!
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  1. hermes birkin purple says

    December 26, 2012 at 2:42 am

    Wonderful sharing of this post. thanks for nice job.

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