Ladies Home Journal

Interior designer Cecilie Starin of Tiburon, California, suggests actually putting wallpaper on the ceiling. She likes handmade recycled mulberry bark paper in beautifully mottled designs that resemble colored cells under a microscope ($20 per sheet) or silver-backed hemp cloth paper ($42 a yard). Both are from designerwallcoverings.com. Of course, paint in a dramatic color is also an inexpensive option that can change a ceiling from drab to fab in no time.