staceyobu Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 We are going to paint the girls' room today. Three walls will be pink. One wall is built in bookshelves and we will paint those white. So, should the ceiling be pink or white? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsmom Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I would go with white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I would say white, only because I do that to ensure I *never* have to paint them again should I need to change wall color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serene Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissel Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I vote for a nice, crisp white. DH painted DD's ceiling and trim a very, very pale pink, and it looks like we were aiming for white but made a mistake. (Also, colored ceilings and trim make me twitchy :lol:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Creamy white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dory Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 White. Other colors always make the ceiling look dirty to me and it lowers the ceiling. White usually helps the room feel more open IMO anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 White. Other colors always make the ceiling look dirty to me and it lowers the ceiling. White usually helps the room feel more open IMO anyway. :iagree: Maybe if you have white crown molding to visually "hold up" the ceiling because that lessens the "lowering" feel but ... not completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I would go with a bright white ceiling, trim, and door to make the pink stand out more on the walls. It just looks more polished to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I like the website Houzz.com to get ideas. With pale pink walls, a white trim and pale grey ceiling is nice. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 We are going to paint the girls' room today. Three walls will be pink. One wall is built in bookshelves and we will paint those white. So, should the ceiling be pink or white? White. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I would say white, only because I do that to ensure I *never* have to paint them again should I need to change wall color. :iagree: I have a rotator cuff injury from scraping/sanding/priming/painting ceilings. That may just skew my perspective, but I wouldn't want to have to do them again. I don't paint closets white, however. The idea of doing them over when we re-paint just seems like so much less of a hassle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I would do white. the pink will reflect off the walls and give a pink cast to the ceiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlessedMom Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 White :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 I'm a "ceilings are white" girl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 White. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 Another vote for white, unless the "line" between your walls and the ceiling is really uneven and wavy (and you don't have any moulding to hide the imperfections.) Then I might go with the pink just to hide the unevenness. But generally, I prefer white ceilings, no matter what the TV interior designers were saying for a while. :tongue_smilie: Are you sure about keeping one white wall? Sometimes when you use a color on three walls and leave the fourth one white, it can look like you ran out of paint before you got to the last wall, and the room looks unfinished. Have you considered tinting the white paint with some of the pink, so the fourth wall is less stark? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freerange Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 White.. Otherwise it's like being inside a giant boiled sweet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staceyobu Posted July 28, 2012 Author Share Posted July 28, 2012 Another vote for white, unless the "line" between your walls and the ceiling is really uneven and wavy (and you don't have any moulding to hide the imperfections.) Then I might go with the pink just to hide the unevenness. But generally, I prefer white ceilings, no matter what the TV interior designers were saying for a while. :tongue_smilie: Are you sure about keeping one white wall? Sometimes when you use a color on three walls and leave the fourth one white, it can look like you ran out of paint before you got to the last wall, and the room looks unfinished. Have you considered tinting the white paint with some of the pink, so the fourth wall is less stark? The wall is solid built in bookshelves, so I think it will be okay for it to be white. I don't want to have to paint the bookshelves ever again! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted July 28, 2012 Share Posted July 28, 2012 White! I hate painting ceilings, I would do white so if I changed the room in a few years, I would not have to paint the ceilings again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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