little house on the prairie fantasy

Our home, which was virtually condemned before we bought it and ‘fixed it up’, was originally a low-slung ranch structure with standard 8 foot ceilings.
Trust me. That was the least of our worries. Once remodeling began, I thought about putting a sign in the front yard that said Laura’s Folly. We live on a short , dead end street, and I promise I saw people drive by slowly, headed to nowhere, staring in shock, with their mouths hanging open.
That did not deter me. Our home is now OUR wonderful (in my opinion) low-slung haven. You can stretch out all through it; you just can’t stand on top of something while you do it.
And so I cheat. Throughout the house, wherever I have taller pieces, as in a smaller scale secretary, or a pair of china cabinets I have flanking the fireplace, I hang things as high up as scale permits. This is the top of the second cabinet.

I have done the same thing above a larger china cabinet.

And above a mantel in the study.

What helps ,I think, is the boundary of painted walls and white crown moulding. Crown moulding is a fairly recent addition (about five years ago) , but rather than shorten our ceilings, I think it lengthened them. That’s my story (and my rationale for getting it), and I’m sticking to it.