We can't all have soaring high ceilings (lucky you if you have!), but there are some visual tricks you can apply to make those squatty walls look taller. Especially with rooms that have small spaces, tricking the idea of a higher ceiling will somehow give the room extra square footage (although, just visually).
Here are 4 design tricks to make your ceiling appear higher than it actually is according to Apartment Therapy:
Paint the ceiling a little lighter than the walls
Using lighter, brighter colors tends to open up space that's why it's the best option for ceilings as they make it seem higher and draw your eye up. To even enhance the visual trick, tint your wall color to a shade or two lighter and use that color for the ceiling. By doing so, you will make the walls appear endless and you will blur the line where the actual ceiling starts so the eyes can go all the way up.
Cheat your curtains
Install curtains higher, higher, up to the ceiling. This is an easy trick that could instantly make your walls appear taller; for better result, use similar rod colors to your curtains so you don't break up the long, lean line.
Try low hanging pendants
If you want to draw attention to the distance between your ceiling and your light, then by all means, measure out that length with a pendant cord. If you'd rather not focus on this particular feature, go with a light source closer to the ceiling. Adding a low hanging pendant will visually make the ceiling appear higher because of association - such kind of lighting fixture is often used for hotel lobbies, and just about any high ceiling facility.
Add a low chair rail to tweak the visual "middle"
Instead of putting chair rail1/3 of the way up a wall which is the common practice, you can make your short wall look longer by cheating the rail a little higher. So if you painted your wall light blue, consider continuing the blue of the wall onto the ceiling (maybe even tinted a little lighter as per above) to make it hard to tell where the wall actually ends.
