The best-known hack for making ceilings appear taller is hanging a curtain rod as close to the ceiling as possible. 84-inch curtains will typically cover 7-foot windows, but if you want to give the visual effect of a larger room, buy 96-inch curtain panels to draw the eye upward. Homeowner Karri used this same trick in her 1993 ranch-style home and said it helped “modernize it.”