39 Living Room Ceiling Ideas That Go Beyond White Paint

If you haven’t been giving much thought to your living room ceiling, it’s time to shift your mindset. Many interior designers enjoy treating the living room ceiling as a fifth wall of sorts, ensuring that it stands out and adds personality and character to the space.

“Adding intentional design elements to a ceiling will help draw the eye up which will help give a room more visual vertical height,” Kevin Billings, the founder of Dexter and Plaid, says. Some of Billings’s favorite ways to jazz up a ceiling include adding wooden beams and/or tongue and groove paneling to the ceiling, painting the ceiling, or decorating it with molding.

Keep in mind while many designers choose to cover a living room’s four walls as well as the ceiling, you can choose to solely focus on the ceiling if you so desire.

Ready to get started bringing your living room ceiling to life? Keep reading for 39 outstanding living room ceiling ideas—they feature paint, paper, beams, and so much more.

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