If you don’t have a window with a view to the sky, fake it with paint. Transform your ceiling into a soft blue sky with billowy clouds to give a "breath of fresh air" to a dull, cheerless room. Allow your sky to spill from ceiling onto a soffit or midway down the walls to blur the room's boundaries. A faux sky will look especially dramatic on a cathedral ceiling, or when washed by the glow of wall sconces from below. Best of all, a painted sky has versatility; it can be suitable for a baby's nursery or lend sophistication to other living spaces. A room’s ambience will depend both on the furnishings and the blend of colors chosen to render the sky.
Two colors alone — blue and white — will create an effective sky. However, you can do so much more with complex color blends. Instead of a white base coat, for example, try a creamy pale yellow to simulate sunshine peeking through the clouds. And when shading, use several tones of blue, or even deep purples, greens, and grays. Blend them by stippling the boundaries until there are no hard edges. Although the basic application of the technique is simple, painting overhead can be tedious work and may require some kind of scaffolding, especially if you’re working on an extremely high or large ceiling.
The following shows you the details on how to create a faux sky.
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