• 1., 2. Supon's guestroom is at once both vibrant and peaceful— the unlikely combination reigning throughout Supon's incredible home. The deep gray blue of the ceiling, extended down a few inches onto the wall, casts a blanket of restful color on the room and compliments the heavier pieces without competing for attention. It also allows more colorful accent pieces to jump out from the fresh white walls.
• 3. Mark and Louella Tuckey's house, featured in Australia's Inside Out magazine this summer is one of the most beautiful homes I've seen. The black ceiling add just enough contrast to add interest without detracting from the overall feeling of clean spaciousness.
•4. No Doubt, you've seen Sara Story's lovely Gramercy Park dining space, but it was too beautiful not to include. The bold, feminine ceiling is the perfect compliment to the graphic, but subtle tone on tone painted floor. It also anchors the long, narrowish space without overwhelming it.
•5. Given their function as pass-throughs and their small footprint, hallways are the perfect places to experiment with bold color, finishes, and patterns. Things that you normally think may give you a headache — but that you love the idea of— might be awesome in a hallway because you can add drama and interest without having to worry about it overpowering a whole room.
(Images: 1, 2: Leah Moss of Supon's Kalorama Oasis, 3: Prue Ruscoe for Inside Out, 4: Sara Story, 5: via ehow)
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i really like this!
view SydneyBristow's profile
I do too. That first room is incredibly peaceful and I love the color he chose.
view sally305's profile
love a dark ceiling and painting a ceiling a color is one of the best ways to activate a room. Its so subtle yet can transform the scale and weight of a room in one of the most powerful yet inexpensive ways. check out a similar project on the walls at the Evelyn Lauder Designer Showhouse details at
http://www.interiordesign.net/article/CA6706757.html
view ecomanta.com's profile
I don't mind the idea of a painted ceiling, but a dark color on 'normal' height ceilings makes the room feel squatty. Light colors for ceilings.
view cmelton13's profile
i would love to paint my spare bedroom ceiling darker, but our ceilings are quite low standard. I doubt it would work well.
view Aster's profile
These pics are fab. I'm a huge fan of Elle Decoration Magazine and Living Etc, but Inside Out has been my favorite mag this year. The photography is beautiful and I love the decor. It's modern chic, yet comforting and a little more approachable.
view KYL's profile
Don't like this at all.
view livc's profile
I feel like the ceiling is caving in.
view livc's profile
My bedroom has a dark grey ceiling, a shade slightly darker than the grey walls. I often am sleeping during the days due to a crazy work schedule, so the darkness is soothing during the day. I like my dark ceiling... we used a glossier paint so that it would reflect some light and not feel too low. I've also used white linen curtains and lots of plants to soften the look. It works for us!
view MidwifeMegan's profile
Anyone have a clue about what color colors are used in the white/magenta kitchen? I love both the tone of the white and the beautiful ceiling.
view NDprairiegirl's profile
i would LOVE to know the color blue used in the first pic.
view Tenthmile's profile
These ceilings are looming, if not downright glowering.
view Cassis's profile
The darker ceiling looks good in the rooms shown... not sure how it would look in your typical modern tract home with 8 foot ceilings...
view PaminBoston's profile
I think these are beautiful. I like the purple ceiling best of all.
view heather77's profile
We painted the ceiling a relatively dark blue in our stairwell (white walls with black wrought iron railings and salvaged iron french doors). The ceiling felt uncomfortably high there before, and the darker color really brought it down to a more human feeling scale. It looks and feels fabulous.
view arroyo's profile
Where is that pendant light from in the first pic?
view eyelight's profile
Found it! Nest pendant lamp from xydecor: http://www.xydecor.com/lighting-Tree_pendent.php
view francophile's profile
thank you, francophile!!!!
view shalgal's profile
I'm only really buying it for the ceiling in the last photo, where it looks historically accurate. Although I appreciate the bright purple in the one before, I would tire of it very quickly. And the others just look oppressive to me.
view Emily the Cat's profile
i was just thinking that an electric fireplace like this one would so suit this bedroom.
the colours, size and features would match so perfectly. it complements the ceiling! =)
view denver_martin's profile
I second the question on the blue color used for Supon's bedroom ceiling. Can you tell me what it is?
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