Don't assume you have to do without those windows, that island, a home office space, your prized collections or an eat-in nook

Brush on some ebony paint and turn a dull doorway into a model of drop-dead sophistication

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Before you pluck and rake, consider wildlife, the health of your plants and your own right to relax

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Mask flaws, trick the eye, create drama ... a black ceiling solves a host of design dilemmas while looking smashing