Here is a little painting technique we like to use whenever there are interesting angles in a room. By choosing a color and then picking two or three other coordinating hues within the same color swatch, you can create subtle tones that act as faux shadows. We also use this technique with small entry way/foyers that lead into a larger space (with the darker tone used in the entryway). Because the tones are just different degrees and shades of the same color, the end result is extremely calming.
why do something that makes the ceiling look so much lower? this doesn't look calming it looks depressing.
a little trick i learned in a stage makeup workshop and later used to brilliant effect during my goth phase: draw a straight line on your skin with brown eyeliner. then draw parallel lines in either white or beige eyeliner (concealer stick works well) directly adjoining the original brown. blend outward. you now have a lovely scar!
this interior reminds me of that little trick, as the medium brown tone against the beige causes the tops of the ceilings to look as if they tilt in funny directions. which i'm guessing was not the intent.
Hey HB- You're right- the pic doesn't really show what the paint technique did. I cut the image down to show the paint job but maybe lost the overall look. The room was quite large so the efffect did not really lower the ceiling, or at least didn't make the room look too depressing...Here is a better pic:
http://la.apartmenttherapy.com/la/good-questions/readers-want-to-know-about-after-008946
Let me know if this shows a better view.
Best,
Alec