The floor, walls, and ceiling – how to combine them with each other?

The walls, floor, and ceiling are the three pillars on which a room’s interior is built. An incorrect choice of colors can look unsuccessful and can visually make the room smaller or darker. To avoid mistakes with combinations, use proven color selection formulas.

Smooth Transition

The most common, harmonious, and fail-safe method. The ceiling here is the lightest part, the walls are one or two tones darker than the ceiling, and the floor is darker than the walls.

What are the advantages?

• Balances all surfaces with each other, suitable for any room.
• Visually adds light to the space.
• Allows you to use decorative details in bright colors.

Bold Contrast

In this option, every part of the room stands out. The ceiling is light, the floor is dark, and the walls are bright. It looks lively, noticeable, and individual.

What are the advantages?

• A dark floor and solid-colored walls visually make the ceiling higher and hide imperfections in the room.
• Wallpaper with patterns pairs well with a dark floor.
• If the wall near the window is made in the color of the ceiling, the room will appear even brighter.

Airy Top

Light ceilings and walls combined with a dark floor are a fairly practical solution. This arrangement makes the room elegant and allows you to showcase original interior details against the background of the walls—such as an exclusive painting or an interesting armchair. The main thing is to avoid heavy, bulky objects in the setting.

What are the advantages?

• Expands the space of small rooms.
• Easy to apply.
• Suitable for different styles.

In Contrast with Walls

This option—when the walls are either the brightest or darkest part of the interior—is an effective technique for rooms with low or high ceilings. The main thing when choosing colors is to make sure that the ceiling is not darker than the floor. This is only possible in rooms with very high ceilings.

What are the advantages?

• Looks original in any room and suits spaces of various sizes.
• Dark floors and ceilings combined with light walls allow you to visually reduce wall height.
• A light floor and ceiling with dark walls visually increase height.

Sometimes we don’t always plan a future color scheme for a room thoroughly. That’s why designers recommend planning starting from whatever you have already decided on first. For example, if you have already bought birch-colored laminate flooring, you can select wall and ceiling colors based on basic combinations. It’s important not to pull all attention upward and to use colors that go well together.