Should I paint my cornices and ceiling same color as walls, small room

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We are painting out little beach cottage, should cornices and ceiling be the same colour and walls, different, or all the same. There are low ceilings to paint and the rooms are small.

Lynn Irving · Answer

My suggestion would be to paint a lighter color to make the room look bigger.

Pat · Answer

I am thinking if walls, ceiling and cornices are all the same color, with the low ceiling it will look even lower, unless you use white or off white.  How about your ceiling and cornices the same and the walls different or at least a little darker shade than the ceiling/cornices.

Madeleine Kidson · Answer

Hi there, we are also renovating our house and have small rooms as well, we opted for painting our ceilings brilliant white, 3 walls a neutral color (beige, cream) and one accentuating wall one or two shades darker. The bright white ceilings and cornices make the rooms look a lot larger. Hope this helps and all of the best, please load photo's of your finished rooms

Katherine W · Answer

Your ceilings will look higher if you match the woodwork to the ceilings and not the walls.

Diane Breidenstein Bean-Korpa · Answer

I have cornices throughout my house that my husband made...they are all white as are the ceilings, but all of the walls are different colors in each room

Diane Blank · Answer

I have just finished painting dark paneling in a small cottage. We went with a bright white on the walls, ceiling as well as some of the older wood furniture. What a transformation. I would go white on white each room is now so much brighter but looks so much more spacious as well. Good luck!

Lori Broderick · Answer

I live in a small house. And the best thing for small rooms is to do molding along the ceiling and paint it a slightly darker shade than the wall. NOT DARK, just the next shade up. But stay within the same paint family.

Donnaleedesigns52 · Answer

I would paint everything - walls, ceiling & trim in one colour - white or a warm cream. You can then accent with whatever bright colours you choose. Beach cottage with blue and red accents and lots of seashells looks inviting and cool

The Redesign Habit · Answer

You can do color on your walls in a small space...just maybe use a lighter color scheme. White walls and ceilings and trim can look very sterile. Beach or cottage colors of soft greens and blues will make your space feel light and airy but not sterile. You can do white cornices and white ceiling if you want and the contrast will help draw your eyes up..also helping to make the room feel bigger.

Z · Answer

It's really hard to say without seeing photos of the rooms. Anything else is just guesses.

Connie Windes · Answer

I was told by a professional painter that if you want to make a room look larger paint the whole room ceiling, baseboards, cornices and walls the same color.

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