At Boningale Homes, we’re committed to building new houses that exude quality. One of the ways we do this is by ensuring our properties have high ceilings, something that you won’t find in many other new builds.
High ceilings have multiple benefits including making the house appear more spacious, improved ventilation and creating an overall grandiose feel. Just ask Michelangelo.
All our homes on Phase 3 at our Millfields development in Albrighton have ceilings of around 2.7m on the ground floor and 2.4m upstairs. Looking at the downstairs, that’s almost 20% higher than Building Standards require for new builds.
Here are some of the reasons why extra headroom matters.
Improved light
High ceilings help to create a more welcoming room by making it appear lighter and airier. Visitors will love relaxing in a space where they don’t feel caged in.
Various studies have found that improved light helps to elevate mood, increase motivation and keep Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) at bay.
Aesthetics
High ceilings help to make the whole room appear bigger in general, giving it the ‘wow factor’.
It also presents greater options when it comes to design, opening up the possibility of large pieces of artwork or flamboyant hanging lights, and allows for greater freedom of expression. Always fancied extra-long curtains, an elaborate bookcase or even houseplants reaching for the sky? All of these are more than possible with additional space to play with.
In fact, a study by the University of Minnesota found higher ceilings stimulate creativity, abstract thinking and freedom. This is particularly important if you’re one of the growing band of people who work from home. Who knows, you might even see your productivity soar.
Ventilation
The larger the volume of a room, the more air can move around. This helps to eliminate moisture, cooking aromas, pet odours and smoke – all of the things that can make an average-sized room feel stuffy.
Don’t just take our word for it – come and have a look at one of our beautiful showhomes to see for yourself how higher ceilings can make a huge difference.