The ceiling maximalism trend elevates the fifth wall by using wallpaper, bold colors, high-gloss sheens, and decorative molding overhead. For your next room refresh, skip the standard coat of standard flat white paint and opt for a statement ceiling.

This bold ceiling trend can be used in any room in the home and works with any design style. When it comes to choosing where and how to embellish the ceiling, interior designer Amy Youngblood says, “My main tip is to first of all utilize the trend in a room where you really want a bit of ‘wow’ power or glamour effect, for example, your dining room or an entryway.” Once you’ve pinpointed a space, she suggests balancing the space with neutral walls “Balance it out with calmer, more neutral walls in order to avoid an overly crowded and busy look”, she says.

As is the case with most design trends, an adorned ceiling is not an entirely new concept. “I see decorating our ceilings not so much as a new trend but more as stepping back into another period in time,” says interior designer Gillian Gillies. “If anyone has visited historic palaces and places of worship in Europe where ceilings are weighed down with painting and artifacts, what we are seeing now is much simpler, less grandiose, and much more attainable.”

If you’re ready to give your space a dramatic makeover, take inspiration from these maximalist ceiling ideas that make a big impression.