To make your room feel larger or your ceilings feel taller, create an optical illusion. During installations,
we always get this feedback “my ceilings look taller” and/or “my room looks bigger“. It’s very exciting how it tricks the eye, it works every time if the window treatments are done correctly.
It’s hard to capture in a photograph – but to find out how it could change your room just tack fabric just under the crown molding (above the window) so you can see how it would change your room. Any fabric hung above the window frame will create the illusion of larger windows, as if you spent good money for transom windows.
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AFTERWe added a Kitchen Valance, hang treatments high to make the room feel larger & the ceilings feel taller |
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BEFOREThe window cut off the room making the ceiling feel low |
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| AFTER This kitchen window valance was hung next to the crown molding We added cheerful colors to the kitchen which went well with the black & white tile floor BELOW BEFORE |
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| The other designer’s window treatment made the window seem shorter, and therefore the room felt smaller |
2) Hang large art, this tricks the eye to make the room feel larger – try it – it works!! This especially works with vertical art or a huge square art piece.
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| This room felt larger with the addition of a large art piece |
3) Paint an accent wall, notice how this emphasizes the height. (below photo)
4) Paint the area below the chair rail the same color as above the chair rail, that way you don’t chop the room in half.
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