![]() ![]() If you love these painting tips, you’ll like our Color Tool. The dark wall seems to advance, visually shortening the room. Got a long room? Condense it visually by painting the ceiling and three of the walls white. Bonus: A finished ceiling makes a room look professionally designed. Lower the Ceilingįor tall rooms, paint the ceiling dark and all the other walls white. This will sandwich the dark color between the white, which makes the room look wider. Then paint the upper half of the wall dark. To make your space look wider, paint the ceiling and the bottom half of the wall white. This is probably the trickiest of all the paint options. The white walls expand the room out, while the eye follows the long line created by the dark ones. To elongate a short room, paint the ceiling and one wall dark, and the other walls white. This creates a cave effect that’s perfect for rooms like bedrooms or libraries, where you want to minimize light. Paint the walls and ceiling all the same, dark color. If you have a large room or a room that’s bright that you want to tone down, try this trick. This is great for rooms where you want to feature a piece of dramatic artwork or ones where you want to put all the attention on the furniture arrangement. Doing this makes the one, white wall pop. Rather than paint one wall bold, paint it light and paint the rest (including the ceiling) dark. Highlighting a wall is a focus wall in reverse. We’re all familiar with focus walls, a bold wall color juxtaposed against a neutral space. The other walls close in on the white area, making you feel like the room is hugging you. Doing this draws the eye down the ceiling to the white wall. Paint your ceiling and one wall white (a short wall, if the room is rectangular), and the other walls dark. If you have a big room but want it to feel cozy, here’s a tip. This draws the eye toward the light color and, since dark colors recede, makes the room feel taller. ![]() Paint the ceiling, the light color, and the walls the dark. To make a room look taller, you’ll need two cans of paint, a white (or very light hue), and a dark gray (or another deep tone). Then step back and watch your room expand. Keep the floor light, too, by adding light rugs over dark wood, linoleum, or tile. To give the feeling of expansive space, no matter the size of the room, paint the walls, trim, and ceiling the same color. The paint can be any pale hue, though, for maximum impact, we recommend something in the white family. Small-space dwellers often wonder: How do I make my space look bigger? Of all the pro paint tricks we’re about to share, this one is the easiest because it only requires one paint color. Here are nine ways to change the size of your room with nothing more than a few cans of paint. But used correctly, color can fool the eye into believing your room is larger, smaller, taller, or wider than it is. Now, it can’t alter the measurements, of course. It can change your mood, your style, and even the size of your space. ![]()
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