It really depends on ceiling height Merc. If you have a very high ceiling, then you can paint it the same color without feeling boxed in. The reason for painting it white (or some shade of white) is to give it height.
There's continuity with a same shade ceiling -- if the shade is a pastel (but still from the warm palate) it can give an overall feeling of being enveloped in a nice space. A cool palate works well in a western facing room -- giving the feeling of cooling in the summer time. If the walls are dark people use white as a contrast (to break it up) and height which, while the walls close you in, the white on the ceiling opens it back up again (it's the equivalent of putting a mirror in the room to give it width). In older homes (large places done in the 20 and 30s, people used a very dark palate and painted their ceilings the same shade as the walls, that is if they didn't use patterned tin). It helped to give the feeling of a cool space in the summer -- and as long as there was some warmth in the palate it worked well in both weather extremes. Those were the days when they used "natural" colors -- greens, browns, and golds. They even did it down here in the hot humid south to help give the room a cool feeling in the summer (and they closed the draperies and the shutters during the day to keep out the sun and cracked windows at the bottom that were across from each other to encourage a cross breeze (you change it at night -- opening the top part of two windows that face each other to release the hot air). I like salmon -- I think it's a great color. It really just depends on what they've got going with it? Pecan furniture -- that would be nice. Modern glass with warm upholstered seats could work. Draperies in a print with a dash of salmon to pick it up or something peachy going through the room to provide a subtext for the walls. On Jan 4, 8:29 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > I dont know if you have seen the Dream Homes from the past on HGTV, > They were elegantly designed to perfection. The 2009 Dream Home is the > worst one I ever saw! > > What is up with the salmon colored walls in the dining room, Tacky! > > I like the color that is used in the kitchen/family room. I might use > that color for my kitchen, I don't think I will paint the ceiling the > same color, though. > > On Jan 3, 10:08 am, CincyBabe <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Yes, Merc, I've done this, but only in small rooms, like the bath. It > > is easier, because you don't have to fuss with the corner line, which > > is always a pain. > > > On Jan 3, 12:25 am, "Mercury.Sailor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I like to look at the dream homes to get ideas for my own home and I > > > noticed that the dream home for 2009 on home garden TV, every single > > > room has the same color of paint they use on the walls for the > > > ceiling. have any of you ever painted the ceiling the same color as > > > the walls? The bathrooms and even the laundry room has the same color > > > for the walls as the ceiling. This could make my life easier!! > > > >http://www.hgtv.com/dream-home/dining-room-hgtv-dream-home-tour-2009/...Hide > > > quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World-thread" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/world-thread?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
