In some living rooms, walls and ceiling in the same color makes sense.
Planning to paint the living room ceiling and walls the same color brings back memories for many homeowners. A student room, the first apartment, even a first home may have benefited from just such a strategy, covering the evidence of frequent occupancy and teaching the new resident to paint all at the same time. While student days may be in the past, the one-color approach still makes sense in a variety of situations.
Instructions
1. Experiment with color use before deciding on a single-color strategy. Several paint companies and online design sites let you try out virtual color schemes. See the impact an all-over color choice is likely to have on your room. You can also explore using trim colors to reinforce or contrast with your all-over look.
2. Remember basic color design theory. Light colors tend to make spaces look larger, and dark colors tend to make them look smaller. Light colors reflect light, while dark colors absorb it. If you are painting both walls and ceiling the same color, position a number of color swatches in your room, high and low. Notice how both natural and artificial light function in your space with this color.
3. Use the all-over strategy in hard-to-handle spaces. A single color will help a room with lots of angles, sloping ceilings or awkward dormers. Rooms dominated by staircases or very high ceilings also benefit from the softening effects of an all-over color scheme.
4. Combine all-over wall and ceiling color with a contrasting trim color to produce crisper definition of a space. This strategy can be particularly effective in rooms with lots of detail in woodwork and moldings.
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