Whether you are styling a room with low ceilings or even a basement, you might use some tips that will help you make the room look taller.
Walls And Ceilings
Opt For A Single Color
One continuous shade will create a feeling or flow and will make your space look larger, if you use the color from floor to ceiling. This color can be white as it’s very serene and beautiful and will also reflect the light creating an illusion of not only height but also larger space. Avoid creating any horizontal boundaries and lines on the whole, they will visually shorten the room, this goes, first of all, to the molding.
This all-neutral room is done with a glazed wall and no curtains feels bigger and taller than it is.
This all-white living room seems taller because there are several tips applied: a low sofa, curtains hanging high and a floor lamp.
The living room feels large and airy thanks to the creamy shades, high hung curtains.
This room feels taller thanks to the single color on the walls and ceiling and curtains hung high over the windows.
Don't like neutrals? Choose a pastel shade, it's also light enough and it will create a flow in the space. (via vogue).
Go For Color Block
Don’t want a single color? Paint or decorate the walls with a color block effect: the lower part should be painted darker, the upper part should be done paler. Besides making your room look taller, this approach also gives depth and adds interest to walls.
Black slatting instead fo a headboard isn't only a trendy idea but also a nice way to make a room look taller.
Grey wainscoting paired with white walls look chic and such an approach makes the ceiling look taller.
Orange and blush are a lovely color block combo, and this type of styling makes the ceiling look taller. (via ohjoy).
The rust and white color block are a lovely combo for a space with a low ceiling.
Such refined lavender wainscoting is placed here strategically to create a contrast with white and make the ceiling look taller. (via apartmenttherapy).
This is how you can make color block so that the ceilings looked higher.
Apply Vertical Print Wallpaper
This is perhaps the most classic idea for making the room look taller, and this goes not only to wallpaper but also to stencils and artworks. If stripes fit your style, don’t hesitate to rock them.
Blue vertical stripe wallpaper is a lovely accent for an elegant feel in the space and it makes the ceiling look taller.
Neutral and non-contrasting stripes will be also a good idea to make the ceiling look taller.
Make A Colorful Ceiling
The key here is where to finish painting the ceiling, and it’s either the picture rail level if you have one, or, to a quarter of the way down the wall.
Hot pink going down the walls to wainscoting is a lovely idea for making the ceiling taller and adds color to the room.
This creative color block with ceiling color going down makes the space look taller.
The grey color is going down the walls creating an illusion of a taller space.
Go For Taller Doors And Doorways
One of the most effective ways to make your space feel more open and taller is by using full-height doors and taller passageways, making them lower will make your room seem oppressive.
Furniture
Use Furniture Going Up To The Ceiling
If we speak about storage furniture like wardrobes, kitchen cabinets and shelves, make them up to the ceiling to make the ceiling look taller. It doesn’t matter if you can’t access the top shelves on a regular basis, just put there things you don’t need often and the aesthetic effect itself is well worth the investment.
If your cabinets don't reach the ceiling, just add molding there yourself.
These tall mint colored wardrobes are a very sleek storage idea that doesn't make the bedroom smaller.
Shelves and ledges should be attached right under the ceiling, so you will create an illusion of a taller space.
Here the bookshelves are attached right under the ceiling, it saves the space and makes the ceiling taller. (via cocolapinedesign).
Use Other Furnishings With Short Or No Legs
As for other furniture pieces, such as chairs or sofas, with short legs that are closer to the floor they will give the look of more wall space. Consider trendy low sofas that will both look edgy and make your room feel taller.
This trendy low green sofa is a lovely color statement in the neutral space and it makes the ceiling look taller.
A low bed is a nice idea for a bedroom with a low ceiling. (via architecturaldigest).
A modern and trendy low grey sofa is a perfect solution for not a very tall ceiling.
Low Japandi furniture is perfect for spaces with low ceilings, and this style is very trendy right now.
Hang Tall And Slim Mirrors
The first trick with a low-ceilinged room is to invest in a tall and narrow mirror; the second trick is to hang it higher up than usual – it will then ‘lift’ your ceiling and make it feel taller instantly.
A slim and tall mirror can be not just rectangular but creatively shaped if you want it.
This slim and tall mirror is not only a nice decor solution for an awkward nook but also a way to make the ceiling look higher.
An elegant tall mirror in a refined frame is a chic and refined addition to the style of the space and it makes the entryway taller.
These tall and slim mirrors perfectly match the glam interior and make the ceiling look taller.
A large floor mirror is also a nice idea for styling a low ceiling space, and it will reflect the light expanding it.
This stylish tall mirror in a sleek black frame is a nice fit for a modern entryway and it makes the ceiling taller.
Choose Wall, Floor And Table Lights
Central pendant lights and those that are fitted close to the ceiling can actually make it feel lower. Prefer wall, floor and table lamps better with the shades send the light upwards and downwards if possible, so that they cast a vertical glow that exaggerates the ceiling’s height. Another bonus of these options is that by creating pools of light, you can make a room feel more layered, and layered lighting makes any space bigger.
The wall lamps and table ones will give enough light to the bedroom and the sloped ceiling will look taller.
These wall and table lamps illuminate the space and make it look creative and make the ceiling taller.
These pretty wicker wall lamps are a great match for a farmhouse bedroom, and they won't make the ceiling look lower.
Hang Curtains High
This is the same trick as with storage furniture going up to the ceiling: it will bring your eye up and add fullness to your wall while also providing depth and texture. Both your windows and room will feel taller.
Hang the curtains right below the ceiling to make the window and ceiling look taller.
Even though windows aren't up to the ceiling, the rods are attached there to make the space look taller.
Hang the curtains right under the ceiling to make the ceiling taller. (via domino).