Why hide away a fireplace chimney when you can design your room around this gorgeous feature? Wooden beams meet the chimney wall, drawing attention to the high ceilings. Avoid the plainness of all-white walls by adding embellishments like contrasting door and window trim.
24 High Ceiling Living Room Ideas for a Grand Appearance
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Published: December 23, 2023
Updated: December 12, 2023
Design a space fit for royalty with these high-ceiling living room ideas that create a grand appearance. High ceilings open a new world of options that aren’t possible in rooms with a traditional ceiling height. These spaces have a glorious appearance just waiting for your custom enhancements and creativity.
Fireplace walls that extend to the ceiling are features that can be decorated in countless ways. You can cover the wall with wooden planks, stacked stone, red brick, or any other decorative material you adore. Choosing a material that doesn’t match the surrounding walls makes the design more impactful. A magnificent chandelier is one accessory that you may want to consider. This simple element can give the area a more manageable and cozy appearance. Just be sure the chandelier shares the same lavish quality as the space it occupies.
Peruse the gallery below for more high-ceiling living room ideas!
02 of Creating Coziness Beneath High Ceilings
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Every entrance is grand in this living room, where high ceilings allow for multi-level visibility of a staircase. White drapes cascade down the sides of a window, paired with woven Roman shades. Although the ceilings are high, the placement of the furniture close together has created a cozy atmosphere.
03 of Black and White Poufs for Extra Seating
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Two black and white poufs are placed beside a coffee table as an alternative to armchairs. These fun accessories are designed to provide a distinct personality to a space while offering extra seating. The black and white color scheme mingles with woven and wood accessories throughout the room.
04 of Light Stone Wall in a Bright Living Room
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Nothing beats the power of natural lighting to brighten a room with vaulted ceilings. If blank walls are what you desire, choose window dressings that can be pulled fully to one side. Select a lighter stone for a fireplace wall to encourage a modern appearance.
05 of Mantel Alcove Spotlights Accessories
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Reimagine mantel decor by equipping a small alcove with spotlights to create the ultimate stage for your accessories. This living room mantel is extended to include three shelves beside the fireplace. A mirror with a grid design leans against the alcove wall.
06 of Dark Furniture Contrasts With Neutral Walls
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Contrast neutral walls with darker accessories and furniture that bring a feeling of warmth into a spacious room. A circular mirror with a woven frame hangs between two windows, matching the design of the window shades. This space caters to comfort with a massive gray sectional covered in brown and white throw pillows.
07 of Rustic Style Maintained With a Wood Ceiling
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The farmhouse-style design has been maintained in this room despite the vaulted ceilings. Forgo the white ceilings and instead use wood panels to emphasize a rustic aesthetic. Wicker chairs and an outdoor-style kitchen provide a relaxing and laid-back atmosphere.
08 of Transition Between Average and Vaulted Ceilings
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Enter through double wooden French doors into an open-concept home where wood beams appear on a vaulted ceiling. A brick fireplace joins the beams, adding a rugged look to the freshly painted neutral walls. A dividing beam exists between the entryway and living room to create a seamless transition between rooms.
09 of Sofas With Opposing Color Schemes
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A brilliant feature wall showcases a red brick fireplace surrounded by white cabinets and small shelves on either side. A vintage rug decorated with spiral designs is an eclectic accent beneath two white sofas. The sofas represent each color scheme, with one embracing white pillows while the other features similar red and yellow tones to match the red brick.
10 of Unique Window Placement on an Upper Wall
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With the vaulted ceilings and unique window placement, this living room exudes a church-like style. Utilize the additional wall space that vaulted ceilings create and decorate with an oversized wicker light fixture that adds to the room’s grandeur. A soft blend of blues and white finishes this space with a soft glow.
11 of Living Room Skylight Embraces Sunlight
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Embrace the countless advantages of high ceilings with skylights that welcome natural light from a new angle. The skylights in this living room align with three windows on the adjoining wall. A modern canvas design like this provides the perfect opportunity to showcase a love for rustic cabinets and accents without an overpowering look.
12 of Window Benches Flank a Protruding Fireplace
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Take the idea of a transom window and run with it to fill high living room walls with rows of rectangular windows. The center of the room is bursting with texture thanks to a white stone fireplace wall and a tiered black chandelier. Build window benches on either side of a fireplace wall for storage or to enjoy the view from a window.
13 of Open Concept Space Allows for Matching Features
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Open concept spaces allow for the use of identical features that create a flow between areas. Find fun ways to incorporate this technique, like how the brick kitchen backsplash matches the fireplace wall in this home. A simple vision of furniture placement is implemented with a single sofa and two armchairs aligned with the fireplace wall.
14 of High Ceiling Living Room Ideas With Contrasting Fireplace
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The ultimate feature wall is showcased in this living room with a black fireplace wall extending up to the ceiling. Significant contrast is created with surrounding white walls enhanced by the occasional incorporation of black sconces and matching door trim. Symmetry defines the walls, with wooden floating shelves on each side of the fireplace.
15 of Living Room With Corner Shelves
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Corner shelves are mounted between a slanted ceiling and rustic wood flooring to utilize an oddly shaped area in this living room. Beside the shelves, a fireplace wall showcases different materials with stacked stone meeting white shiplap. A gray sofa with a blue undertone faces the fireplace as a wooden console is placed against the back.
16 of Antiques Accentuate a Feature Wall
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Even the slightest rise in a ceiling design can give a living room a grand appearance. Embellish the ceiling with a fan that appears as a decorative element, not just a necessary accent. Vintage mirrors compete with the adjoining feature wall to convey an aesthetic that celebrates antiques.
17 of Diagonal Shelves Accommodate a Slanted Ceiling
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Symmetry can be beautiful, but it is more important to cater your design to the natural shape of a room. This living room demonstrates this technique, transforming a feature wall into diagonal shelving. The result is a stunning display of shelves and a white stone fireplace wall that increases as the ceilings become vaulted.
18 of Board and Batten Fireplace Wall
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Enjoy a luxurious design where upper windows shine light upon the vaulted ceilings. Chandeliers are impressive accents that can reduce the amount of empty space between the furniture and high ceilings. Instead of a traditional brick or stone fireplace wall, take a more modern approach with painted board and batten to emphasize the wall.
19 of Hexagon Tile To Embellish a Fireplace
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Show your appreciation of fancy embellishments and upgrade your fireplace for a modern look. Instead of brick or stone, a white hexagon tile covers the exterior of this living room fireplace, adding texture to the blank white walls. It’s fitting that the fireplace mantel showcases a design consisting of reclaimed wood.
20 of Furniture Designs That Command Attention
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Lines and designs define this living room, giving each piece of furniture its own specific look. Furniture can get lost in a grand space, so select pieces that capture attention. A wall of windows provides an extraordinary view of the outside.
21 of Rustic High Ceiling Living Room Ideas
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High walls allow you to express your creativity by using multiple techniques on one wall. This living room blends rustic wood panels along the upper wall with white shiplap covering the lower portion. Wood beams and white furniture are used throughout the space to balance each element.
22 of Gold Light Fixtures Enhance a Living Room
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Let glistening metallic fixtures like brass or gold lighting add a sparkling touch to lavish spaces. Modern designs make it easy to incorporate linear sconces over recessed shelving or a glorious chandelier hung from a high ceiling. The walls will require no extra embellishment once the shelves and lighting are in place.
23 of Quirky Features Produce a Unique Design
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Begin planning a quirky living room design by selecting eccentric pieces in different styles. A ceiling medallion supports a linear chandelier with an industrial-style edge. Funky upholstery colors of pink and dark blue cover a sofa and armchair, giving the room a colorful, bohemian vibe.
24 of Stunning View From the Upper Level Staircase
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An extraordinary view of the living room is made visible from the upper level of a staircase. A tiered design is created on the fireplace wall, using rustic wooden shiplap as an eye-catching feature. Brown leather furniture accentuates the deep brown tones of the wood planks that cover the fireplace.
