We've said it time and time again, but it still bears repeating: Paint is one of the easiest and most affordable ways to transform a room. However, it's still often underutilized in homes, either by people playing it too safe with the colors or overlooking the many endless opportunities to decorate with paint. One such opportunity: Painting the ceiling.

Griffin proved this point with the room she designed for the 2025 REAL SIMPLE Home, using paint on the ceiling to elevate the space—as did Mandy Cheng , the studio principal and owner of Mandy Cheng Design. Check out both of their rooms and see for yourself how ceiling paint played an important role in bringing everything together.

Accent Ceiling in the Kids Room

Griffin designed the kids room in this year's REAL SIMPLE Home, and she

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