Today, ceiling are an important part of creating the perfect home decor. Low ceilings can make a room look smaller than it actually is. So what steps can you take to improve the look and feel of a room with ceilings so low you can touch them?

Here are a few tips to make your room look taller than it really is.

1. Keep the ceiling color lighter than the walls. Paint your ceiling,with a high-gloss or semi-gloss paint–it will give off a great reflective sheen and make the ceiling go on for days (which makes it seem less claustrophobic).

Ceiling Look Taller

White and bright ceilings help encourage the illusion of higher ceilings, since they draw your eye upward. Decorators also often opt to paint ceilings with a paint that has a slight sheen, which helps reflect light around the room.  Another decorating trick: paint the first two or three inches of ceiling surrounding the walls the same color as the walls to give the illusion of taller walls. In general, lighter and brighter paint colors can keep a room from feeling cave-like. Darker floors, in combination with a light ceiling will also make ceilings appear higher

2. Don’t hang anything from the ceiling, because that will only draw attention to the ceiling and make it seem even lower than it is. It will also add to the look of the confined feeling of the room. This includes not using ceiling fans, moldings, and overhead lighting

3. Hang your drapes from floor to ceiling, this is a great look, which will not break up your walls.  A wonderful long curtain will definitely make everything look taller! You can tie them back with rope for a very beautiful look.  Another idea is do not use a valance, only curtains.  

4. Eliminate chair rails and other horizontal architectural details. If your ceilings are only seven or eight feet high, chances are, chair rails and other horizontal features will make them feel even lower. It’s a little bit like how wearing a thick belt will not emphasize your height or litheness. If you want to keep the detail, shift its placement on the wall. A chair rail is normally placed about one-third up the length of a wall. If you’ve got low ceilings, place it lower than usual to trick the eye. Consider eliminating thick baseboards

5. Use vertical patterns to good effect. Vertical stripes, either as a wallpaper or a decorative paint treatment can help draw the eye upward, lengthening the look of a wall. One of the subtlest ways to do this  is a tone-on-tone color in cream shades.

6. Hang artwork up high. This tricks the eye into looking upward and gives more impression of height. choose artwork and photos with strong vertical lines rather than horizontal ones.

7. Choose wall lighting instead of overhead lighting. Be sure to keep the light sources even across the ceiling.  It is recommended that you avoid using recessed lights and pendant lamps because the light distribution will be uneven and can make the ceiling appear lower.

8. Mirrors can make your ceiling look taller. Use a focal point and angle your mirrors towards it, which will give the illusion of depth. The mirrors also reflect both natural and artificial light to make a room brighter during the day and night.