What color for your ceiling?

Does a white ceiling seem too mundane, lacking originality or decorative interest? Discover our 10 ideas for choosing the ceiling color that will best suit your room.

Our color ideas for repainting your ceiling

Painting a ceiling is an excellent way to complete the decoration of a room. Often left white, the ceiling is a surface that can be painted to add depth or create an impression of height. When it comes to paint colors, the choice is vast:

• Light tones, such as beige or pink, are ideal for brightening the room and matching the ceiling to the walls.
• Dark shades, such as blue or gray, can create an impression of height in a bright room.
• Black, perfect for playing with contrasts in a minimalist room.
• Yellow, to bring sunlight into the home.
• Green, which blends well with dark walls.
• Pink, ideal for adding a touch of whimsy to your decor.

Once you have chosen your color, discover all our tips for painting your ceiling yourself.

 

Elegant gray

Light and bright, gray is a ceiling color that adapts to all decor styles. Here, it harmonizes with the gray of the walls and the dark tones of the bed and nightstands tables. To add brightness, the armchair and the rug are in lighter shades.

 

A warm touch

Wood immediately adds warmth to a room. Here, the ceiling is matched with the door frames and wooden furniture. Scandinavian-style furniture is a safe choice to pair with wood. The walls are left white to make the ceiling color stand out.

 

A clean, refined ceiling

A white ceiling and gray walls always form a winning combination, regardless of the room. Here, the white ceiling brightens up the bedroom and coordinates with the white furniture. The gray walls harmonize with the parquet flooring, adding a touch of softness to this romantic bedroom.

 

Total pink look

Dare to use pink as a ceiling color in a child’s bedroom for a girly result that is sure to please. Here, the sloped ceiling disappears thanks to a soft pink, in perfect harmony with the stripes of the wallpaper, the bed frame, and the rugs. The room thus appears larger.

 

Timeless wood

A wooden ceiling is not always easy to integrate into the rest of the decor. Here, it is painted white, just like the walls, beams, doors, and windows. The desk also mixes white and wood, echoing the room's atmosphere. An animal skin on the floor adds a Scandinavian touch.

 

The two-tone ceiling

The white color of the ceiling perfectly pairs here with the gray chosen to paint the slope. These two colors form a harmonious ensemble with the tones of the walls, bed frame, bedside lamps, and dressers. The floor, too, is a lovely concrete-effect gray.

 

Decor with moldings

In old houses, ceilings are often adorned with moldings. Here, we have decided to highlight them by painting the living room ceiling white and the moldings mustard yellow. This combination is both modern and timeless.

 

In white and black

Having metal beams crossing the ceiling is not always easy to decorate. To solve this problem, the ceiling is painted white while the beams are a deep, glossy black. The industrial look desired for this teenager's bedroom is fully achieved.

 

Blue sky in the bedroom

Choosing a blue color for the ceiling is ideal for giving height to the room. Here, the blue is a soft tone, matching the rug and the bedding. Paired with light wood and beige walls, the blue of this ceiling brings the final touch to this elegant decor.