High-ceiling living rooms create a dramatic and impressive space and designing one can be a fun, exciting task and a great opportunity for a decorating challenge. If you’re designing a high-ceiling living room, here are some useful tips you can apply to your project.
Create a focal point. A high ceiling living room can feel empty and cold so choose a large piece of artwork, a statement light fixture, or an oversized mirror to be your focal point, as it can draw the eye upward and create a sense of depth. In this example, the 4 piece artwork serves as the focal point of the room.
Use the space. When dealing with high ceilings, use the vertical space to your advantage by hanging art or photos, adding tall shelving units, or tall sculptures. Use tall furniture pieces like bookcases, floor lamps, and tall plants to create balance of the room. Doing this helps bring the eye down to a comfortable level.
Consider hanging your curtains high. Using floor-to-ceiling drapes, hanging drapes add visual interest and soften the space. This creates an illusion of height and makes the room feel more intimate.
Don’t forget your lighting. Lighting plays an important factor as it helps create a cozy and inviting atmosphere in a high-ceiling living room. You can create layers of light by mixing floor lamps, table lamps, and pendant lights to achieve this.
Have a seating Area. Having a seating area like a comfortable sofa and chairs at the center of the room help anchor the space making it feel more cozy.
Add texture to your space. Textures like velvet, wool, and leather add warmth and coziness to the room while textured rugs, throw pillows, and blankets add visual interest and depth. Use of tall plants like palm trees, bamboo, fiddle leaf figs in corners or against the walls add height and texture and they help fill up the space and create a cozy atmosphere.
Overall, the key to design a high ceiling living room is to create balance and warmth in the space. Decorating a high-ceiling living room requires a balance of color, texture, and furniture and by incorporating these elements it highlights the unique vertical space and at the same time creates a space that feels comfortable, inviting, and impressive.
