What Color Should I Paint My Ceiling?

Seattle Mist by Benjamin Moore

You would think it would be an easy answer - white. Not necessarily. Like any other wall in your home, the ceiling, aka the 5th wall, should also be a consideration. Choosing the right or wrong color here can really have a huge impact on the look in your home. Here's what I mean.

Look at the ceiling in this room. It's huge! If you make it white, you're going to walk into a very bright room. Since there are a lot of windows here, the white ceiling and light from the windows will be amplified. 

Ceiling Paint

Another problem in this room is the carpeting. Although it does have white in it, it very busy and should be the focus of the room. Everything else in this room needs to be quite. The walls are a neutral which is fine but I would certainly tone down the ceiling in this case. What color would I make it? That would of course depend on several factors but I think a warm gray would be perfect.

Seattle Mist is a light to medium tone hue that will make the ceiling appear a bit smaller and not so noticeable. It's both gray and beige so it ties in the wall and floor color. If we kept the ceiling white, the carpet would still stand out very much and I feel it needs to be toned down a bit or at least not be the first thing you see when you walk in the room.

Of course you'll notice the carpeting first but with the ceiling this color, it'll bring your eye up and will really tie in the look of this room. Add a charcoal gray leather sofa, brushed nickel accents and a neutral drapery to tie in the look.

If you need help with a ceiling color, contact me, I'd love to help you. Choosing the right ceiling color is pretty important and it's not the easiest area to paint so you just want to do it once - make it the right color.

Donna Frasca, Color Specialist in Charlotte, specializing in choosing JUST color for the homes in South Charlotte, Waxhaw, Weddington, Marvin and Wesley Chapel