Question by Janade: Painting living room with high ceilings?
We bought a house that has a living room with a two-story high ceiling. Halfway up the walls (where a regular ceiling might be) there is a cornice (I guess that is what it is called — it is an architectural detail that extends about an inch out from the wall and is about three inches high. There are actually two of them, side-by-side, extending around the room, with a three-inch flat part between the two).
I have no idea how to paint this room. Should I paint the whole wall (including the cornice) one color? Should I paint a different color above the cornice and on the ceilings? Should I paint the walls the same color, but paint the cornice a different color? I know the colors I like (sage greens, tans, browns, etc) — and then I planned to paint the ceiling a beige color. However, the walls and this cornice thing have me stumped.
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Answer by fifty
If you are pleased by the look of the cornices, you could paint the walls one color and the cornices a different color.
You don’t want the colors to be too different when it comes to light-dark value – maybe only a point or two different. This is due to the fact that white and light colors make a room look big whereas dark colors make a room look small. If you were to paint the cornices a dark color and the walls a light color, those cornices would be jumping off the wall.
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