Another idea: I live in an old house that has a fairly thick molding
(3" thick, it's 9" from the ceiling). I painted my ceilings white. The
walls I painted a light shade of whatever color the room was to be. The
area between the molding and the ceiling I painted a dark shade of what
I went on the wall. The molding I painted a white (along with the
trim). It makes the ceiling looks like it's floating a bit and they
seem higher. It's a nice effect.

crabshell wrote:
I want to paint most of my interior walls bright white but I'm not sure
what to do about the ceilings. My ceilings have the identical texture as
the walls so the only way to create some contrast is by varying the color.

Should I use a darker white on the ceilings and a bright white on the walls
or would I be better off using the bright white on the ceilings and a
slightly darker white on the walls? Yes, this question may strike some as
ridiculous but it's driving me crazy.

-crabshell