Walls and floors get the lion’s share of the attention, but the “fifth wall” (or is it the sixth?) as some call the ceiling offers an opportunity to add color and texture, but in a somewhat discreet way. (You have to make a tiny effort to take it in.) As with other decor elements, you can choose to be subtle, crazy bold, or somewhere in between. Traditional elements like medallions provide a moment of striking ornamentation, while a tin ceiling gives an all-over pattern as it catches the light. Wallpapering the ceiling provides a more modern and whimsical touch. You can vary the effect by using no pattern, small patterns, or wild patterns.
On the most simple level, you can paint the ceiling a contrasting color, or (a personal favorite) paint the ceiling a high gloss while keeping the walls matte, which is especially effective if said walls are a strong color that is reflected with an etherial glow. I predict that in 2025, people will be sprucing up their ceilings. Here are some ideas for dressing up yours.
Give Your Ceiling a Glow Up for 2025’s Design Trend
Faux Tin
From Plain to Beautiful in Hours 2-ft x 2-ft Lilac Steel (Unfinished) Steel Surface-mount Ceiling Tiles (6 tiles, 24 square feet)
This is made with recycled materials. These tiles are actually steel, come in 6 colors, and you can attach them with provided nails. It’s suitable for ceilings or backsplashes to give them a little extra shine.
Medallions
Damon Ceiling Medallion by Lucent Lighting
The patterns of these urethane foam creations are first carved by master craftsmen. Then, the craftsmen make a mold the design. It’s ready to paint, should you want to jazz it up a little bit some color.
Wallpaper
Night of the Skylarks (blue-grey) by Birger Kaipiainen (Finnish Design Shop)
Produced with a traditional rotary press that causes slight variation in the color and pattern, making each roll unique. 53 cm x 10.05 m (about 21” x 33’). This and the below both show up in Colleen Simonds’s design of Salem, Massachusetts home we covered earlier in 2024.
Fig Leaf by Peter Dunham
A decorator favorite that began as a fabric and has been translated, with a larger scale, into a traditional clay coated wallpaper. 27” x 10 yards (shipped in two 5 yard rolls).
Story by Stephen Treffinger
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