How can I make my high vaulted ceiling interesting?

Add beams to the ceiling - there are faux beams that are inexpensive and very light to pick up.

Although ceilings are usually painted with just a matte or semi-gloss paint, you can increase the available natural light with a white full gloss paint as it is a more reflective surface. The type of window covering you use will also help, blinds that reflect the light upward towards the ceiling would also help.

You can paint it a pale sky blue without losing light. Glossy paint does reflect the light more. And, it makes it feel more open😀

There are paints @ Lowes called "highly reflective white" if you decide to repaint. These paints are not high gloss...they are an eggshell finish. I would caution against using a high gloss on any wall surface as high gloss pronounces imperfections such as nail pops that are common in sloped celings as well as patches where nail holes were repaired.

I also have vaulted ceilings, and while I work on my laptop and look at all the unfinished “stuff” I have waiting for me to get to, I have thought that to put finishing trim where the ceiling meets the wall would really give it that “ta-da” feeling when you walked into the room. I have the same color palette as yours. 😄

There's a wallpaper that looks like wood , some are very well done, and might I've you the different look you're hoping for. You could do pallet boards, but since you're going is so high, it would be a lot of work. But I've seen wonderful examples of this right here on hometalk.

Paint it a sky blue and it will open up. Another option is a lighter shade of the yellow/tan on the walls. The ceiling is big and the white paint will make it show to the max.

The space is screaming for an art piece that fill the void. Find an artist that makes mobiles or build one yourself.

Since lighting is an issue, add more. I can't tell how the fan sits on the ceiling- if it is awkward or too small for the space then move it or switch it out for a larger one. Maybe with the ceiling size needs two? Or the addition or change in lighting?

Skylights might bring in the light that is lacking. The idea of adding wood beams is good. Perhaps an art piece on the wall ends high in the point.

I have a high (in my case sloped) ceiling that also made my room look smaller. I bought some trim pieces and nailed them in place at the 10 ft. height and then painted the trim and ceiling white. If I am "reading" your picture correctly. you have a peaked ceiling and would need to paint anything above your new trim pieces the same white as the ceiling. My lower walls are painted a darker (in my case blue) color. Everyone who has seen the room is amazed at how the room looks larger and the ceiling looks like it is lower. You might want to paint your fan white to match the ceiling as a further illusion of a lower ceiling. This method would be the easierst and quickest way to make your room look larger and the ceiling lower. In my room some people actually thought the ceiling was much lower than it actually is. Some people even thought the fan was attached to a 10 foot high ceiling.

Hi Jacque! An extension piece for your fan to lower it more into the room would be a good start or even better a larger fan placed lower into the room. Suggest thick molding at the wall/ceiling break which will add some interest and will encourage the eyes to stop at that level. The molding doesn't need to be ornate (I'm thinking your house looks more modern). Lastly, I would add very large art pieces on any walls that can handle it. That will become the focus for you and others rather than the ceiling. I've seen some amazing ideas on creating large focal points using shower curtain design, sheets, etc., wrapped around frames, if budget is an issue. In one way you have a "nice" problem in that so many people are trying to make their rooms look taller :) Here's a link about art/shower curtain:

http://www.houseofjadeinteriorsblog.com/2015/09/diy-shower-curtain-art.html

Hi Jacque, pick the best ideas so far for your ceiling but concentrate in your walls, a great mirror, painting, gallery, etc. , the clock seems to need company... and yes, lower that fan...paint the blades??? ...Hope you post a finished project...JMO

My parents had a ceiling in their family room that went from regular ceiling height at the front of the house and went high to the built in fireplace, and bookcase on the other side of the room. They had the light weight wood beams put in when the house was built and it really looked nice and added some oomph to the room. They went with dark Mediterranean look furniture and the look was even better. The beams really did add something to the angled ceiling.

You could put some white wood beams up, or use those new foam ceiling trim and make a coffered ceiling look or put up crown mouldings. That way you can keep the white but have a high end look that’s visually appealing. I added a picture of ideas with mouldings, you can get foam so they’re light weight, and you could do an idea like below for your vaulted ceiling to add allot of interest.

You could also use wood paneling like people are putting on walls on the ceiling.

The idea of lowering the fan is a good one. Putting in molding up at about the 10 foot mark would look nice. Putting in faux beams would work. One other idea would be to put in beams that look like a floor structure without the floor boards, so the light could still go through.

Here is an idea for ur vaulted ceiling, sorry its not much detail of ceiling, its a kitchen i built, we vaulted ceiling and put cypress beams we had sawmill cut for us, we placed them on top of the wall, i would also put 6” recessed lighting in ceiling, just another idea among these other good ideas for ya, goodluck