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3 tips for designing a unique ceiling

It often goes unnoticed yet holds extraordinary significance: the ceiling! Alongside flooring, walls, furniture, and lighting ...
Color shouldn’t just be reserved for your walls. And if you're feeling brave, why not consider painting the whole of your living room ceiling? Painting your ceiling can extend your walls upwards and ...
Lately, home decorators are painting walls, trim, and ceilings in one bold hue. This technique, called color drenching, came ...
Contrary to popular belief, I think there is something so wonderfully intimate and cozy about a petite living room. A snug space designed for lounging? Perfection. But when I moved into my own small ...
Atmospheric sky-blues and blue-greens are classic choices for Southerners, particularly on the ceilings of porches and patios throughout the region. This family of breezy, beautiful blues feels at ...
Under what circumstances would someone keep their ceiling white or off-white while the surrounding walls are a more vibrant color? How does this affect the overall feel of the room? Sharon Jantz, ...
Creating a starry night sky on your ceiling can add a touch of magic to any room. Using glow-in-the-dark stars and moon ...
Q:I have a 23-year-old condo in San Francisco with medium-size rooms and low ceilings. My painter is recommending painting the wall and ceilings one color to create the illusion of height. I've heard ...
How might you define “tropical style”? Let 24 design pros count the ways. As they re-envisioned the rooms in this year’s Kips Bay Decorator Show House Palm Beach, the decorators applied colors and ...
Forget boring white ceilings — the big interior design craze these days is covering the fifth wall in the room with wallpaper. While the idea isn’t entirely new — it’s been around for a few years — it ...