How to paint internal walls & ceiling in a double pitch rear extension

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Hi there, hoping someone can help. I'm considering a double pitch rear extension, vs a flat roof extension.

With the flat roof extension, it's clear how to paint it - you can paint the ceilings and light wells white, and the walls, which are the same height all round, another colour. Or if you want, you can colour drench it. But with a double pitch rear, the only colours I've really seen in pictures or people's houses are white or off-white. I'm wondering how it's possible to introduce colour, because if the (sloping) ceilings are white, but the two side walls are another colour, what colour do you paint the gable frames at the patio end and the house end? And does it start to look odd / asymmetric? Then the only other option is to colour drench it to avoid drawing attention to the asymmetry.

If you then colour drench one room in the house, do you end up needing to colour drench it all? And is it possible to part colour drench e.g. walls and ceiling the same colour but skirting and doors white?

thanks for your help, guys!

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Sarah L
last month
Yes you can paint the walls and ceiling the same colour without having to colour drench the whole room. It's entirely up to you.
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Sonia
last month
I think colour drenching would be a great where ceilings and walls are different shapes. You could have white or wooden doors and woodwork if you wish. It’s entirely your taste. This picture is a darker room but it’s hard to find images of uneven ceilings, as you say!
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@Isla Cherry, thanks - yes I wasn't going to go too dark, just definitely not white or off-white, i.e. a definite colour like a light to mid-grey.
Sonia
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Have a look at Goose Down by Dulux. It’s a lovely pale grey that could go on walls and ceiling without making it look oppressive. I’ve used it in my hall.
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