Use colour creatively to alter room's appearance, highlight its good features and camouflage any blemishes or weak spots.
How to Heighten Low Ceilings
Use light colours
White paint on a ceiling is widely used to add height to a room, although any light colour will work well. Contrast with a dark, advancing wall colour on the walls.
Extend the wall colour
Create the illusion of height by continuing the wall colour onto the cornice and skirting. Complement the effect with a ceiling in a light tone.
Camouflage details
Architectural features such as dado rails can shorten a room's proportions. Hide the problem by painting them the same colour as the wall.
How to Deal with Awkward Rooms
Try a one-colour scheme
With sloping ceilings, it is often difficult to decide where the wall ends and the ceiling starts. Solve this problem by treating the whole room with one colour
Alter the shape of a room
Emphasise walls with strong advancing colour to alter the room's proportions. Make an L-shaped room feel squarer, for example, by linking opposite walls together with colour.
How to Deal with Uninteresting Rooms
Highlight any features
Create visual interest by picking out details such as skirting or window frames in a contrasting colour.
Paint one wall
Alternatively, throw the proportions out of balance. Paint one wall in a different colour.
How to Add Light and Space to a Small Room
Choose light tones
White is not the only colour to bring light and space to a small, dark room - cool light tones have a similar effect.
Paint the wall facing the window
Choose a light tone colour. A light tone colour will allow light to reflect more effectively to create a bright and airy room.
Makes a flat seem larger
Small flats can appear more spacious with a single wall colour throughout. Use soft sheen finish to reflect the light and create space.
