Houses and condos with high ceilings can feel delightfully spacious and allow for more natural light and ventilation. However, these residential spaces also come with their own set of challenges that you hadn’t initially anticipated prior to moving in. These challenges are rooted in the fact that rooms feel empty and vacant, no matter how many furnishings consume the floorspace. As a result, you’re now online and searching for information on interior design for high ceilings so that impacted rooms make your home feel more like…home. Below is a breakdown of concepts that will help you accomplish exactly that. Let’s review!
5 Interior Design Concepts to Solve the Challenges Presented by Homes with High-Ceilings
Install Dramatic Hanging Lighting Fixtures
High ceilings give homeowners that opportunity that those with “vertically challenged” properties do not have - the option to install a dramatic hanging lighting fixture such as a chandelier. Not only does an opulent chandelier (or something more your style) help create a statement-making aesthetic in a given room, it helps fill the void that makes a high-ceiling room feel empty and unwelcoming.
Tall Art Installations
One or two carefully placed tall art installations such as large canvas paintings and sculptures or even artifacts on pedestals can devour empty space to make a room feel more inviting.
Install Tall Shelving with Rolling Library Ladders
Tall shelving unit installations with rolling ladders (aka sliding ladders) are an ingenious and charming addition to any space with high ceilings. It creates a classical museum-esque scene even if done in contemporary style. Moreover, it creates usable storage space for books, wine collections, and other items that look great on display.
Hangling Flora
Consider hanging artificial (but tasteful) greenery from up high, so that it appears to cascade down from a lush tree canopy above. This will help fill the empty space created by high ceilings with beautiful organic textures and tones. Another twist on this concept would be to grow a living green wall (see examples) along the walls of a room with high ceilings. The latter requires a lot more maintenance and care, but it creates a striking aesthetic that is also good for the breathability of the home.
Indoor Trees
As a flip-side to the concept above, you can grow greenery the way it is supposed to be - from the ground up. Have an interior designer bring in a tall tree that can thrive indoors with when positioned near expansive windows and/or skylights. Attractive options that grow up to 10-feet to fill high ceiling spaces include the following:
Fiddle leaf figs
Orange and lemon trees
Yucca trees
Majesty palms
Kumquat trees
Guava trees
Rubber trees
Banana trees
Weeping figs
The above tips regarding interior design for high ceilings are a great place to start, but for a truly customized solution you will need to consult with an interior design firm near you. If your home is in the Greater Vancouver BC area be sure to schedule an appointment with Calvert Design Studio. Call us today for a FREE 20-minute phone consultation to get started.
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