100+ Interior Wall Painting Ideas You’ll Love
Creative Ceiling Ideas to Paint or DIY
The often forgotten 5th wall, a painted ceiling can style a room so dramatically!
This collection includes both painted ceiling ideas and other ideas for DIYing a creative ceiling — because not all of us want to paint like Michaelangelo 😉
WALL PAINTING IDEAS IN THIS POST:
page 1: striped and wavy walls
page 2: ombre/colorwash/colorblock walls
page 3: stenciled walls and faux wallpaper
page 4: faux painted molding
page 5: murals and artsy walls
page 6: patterned and geometric walls
page 7: chalkboard and typography accent wall ideas
page 8: ceilings
Simple Ceiling Painting Ideas
A basic coat of paint in an accent color can make your room seem larger, brighter, and more vibrant.
Not sure how to pick your home color scheme and accent colors? Get our guide to picking a home color palette.
A bright, unexpected color on the wall or ceiling might be just what your room needs!
Sarah Langtry wanted to keep her son’s bedroom sleek, simple and neutral, so painting the ceiling bright red brought in bold color without overwhelming the space.
Bringing the ceiling pattern or color down the walls a foot or so makes the ceiling seem taller, believe it or not!
An entryway, living room, or bedroom is a great place to paint the ceiling.
Another easy polka dot feature — on the ceiling!
Totally paintable, but also easy with polka dot wall decals.
See more chalkboard wall ideas here.
More DIY Ceiling Ideas
If you want to keep the ceiling more neutral but still add a little excitement, install some ceiling texture with beadboard, wood planks, shiplap, pallet wood, and more!
When our basement ceiling needed a cover up, we installed whitewashed knotty pine ceiling planks (and our new favorite low-clearance LED lights).
An inset or tray ceiling is a great place to paint or add interesting textures! See how Kim added this herringbone wood ceiling for FREE using pallet wood scraps.
Beadboard is a great option to add to a ceiling or to use as a drop ceiling in a basement.
For a high impact ceiling sure to turn heads, install a stained wood DIY coffered ceiling!
IN THIS POST:
page 1: striped and wavy walls
page 2: ombre/colorwash/colorblock walls
page 3: stenciled walls and faux wallpaper
page 4: faux painted molding
page 5: murals and artsy walls
page 6: patterned and geometric walls
page 7: chalkboard and typography accent wall ideas
page 8: ceilings
What great interior painting ideas do you have?! Share them with us! I would love to include them in another round up! If you got any great ideas from this post please consider sharing it with us or pinning it! THANKS!
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First published 22 July 2013. Last updated 19 Apr 2022.
Some original source links have been removed due to the blog shutting down.
Has anyone ever painted a faux tray ceiling? I want to do it to my bedroom.
The painted birds’wall – by Wright Designs, can you tell me what color paints were used fir that wall?
Thanks!
So sorry! I don’t have them, it was a picture of a homeshow!
My bedroom walls are dark green on bottom,lighter green on top,with cherry wood chair rail in between.I want to change the color of the 2 Walls across from eachother.Any ideas.Carpet is tan.Furniture all cherry wood.
This is beautiful work
There are number of options using which you can give you walls a extravagant and merriment look. You can opt for a cool starburst shaped ombre wall, or you can also go for wall stenciling with a roller. If you like nature you can also go for painting a simple cherry blossom branch on the wall. Moreover, there are various other options such as a Freehand stripes, horizontal and vertical stripes. However, I would prefer that you avail the services of a Professional Interior Designer, as they possess knowledge of latest market trends, and a better Idea of what materials and design suit your home.
This post was literally amazing thanks for this great work.
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