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Ideal Home
Sara Hesikova

How to make your ceiling more attractive – 7 ways to turn the neglected fifth wall into a beautiful feature

Pink-painted living room with a floral wallpaper-covered ceiling and a statement ceiling light.

There will always be places and features in your home that will be neglected more than others – and for the longest time, ceilings got the short end of the stick. Now dubbed ‘the fifth wall’, ceilings have been slowly coming into the spotlight over the last year or so as homeowners turn their attention up, starting to include the ceiling in their decorating scheme and thinking – how can I make my ceiling more attractive?

Whether you’re looking for statement living room ceiling ideas or ways to give your rather plain bedroom some oomph up overhead, there are so many different ways to elevate a ceiling in every room of the house. So as far as I’m concerned, there’s no excuse to ignore the ceiling any longer and simply leave it white by default. But as ‘ceiling focus’ is one of the biggest home decor trends of 2025, I have a feeling we won’t be seeing many boring ceilings from now on – on the contrary.

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