Why High Ceilings Elevate Your Home: Guide to Standard Ceiling Heights in Australia
Organise + design your reno with these resources
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Budget Project Tracker, valued at $147 • Easily keep track of how much your project is costing.
Finishes Schedule, valued at $97 • Keep track of all your project details, such as finishes, colours and materials.
Bathroom Design + Measurements Cheat Sheet, valued at $79 • Lists all the bathroom layouts with dimensions you need to nail your bathroom design.
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7 Designer Kitchen — Plans + Colours, valued at $553 • Plans and colour schemes for 7 designer kitchens.
Backlit Mirror Step-By-Step Guide, valued at $47 • How to create your own backlit mirrors, explained step-by-step.
Niche Step-By-Step Guide, valued at $47 • How to create a niche in your bathroom including dimensions.
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Want to know what really gives a home that WOW factor? Height! And we’re not talking double-story homes, we’re talking high ceilings height…
Woorak House by CM Studio • High Ceilings in Kitchen
Llaneast St Project • High ceiling height homes
Investing in High or Double Height Ceilings not only creates a beautiful feature but can actually make a room feel and look substantially bigger. If you’re renovating or building and your home is modest in scale, adding height in selected rooms is the perfect way to ensure you maximise your building footprint and create the visual illusion of a larger home.
What is the standard Ceiling Height in Australia?
So what standard Ceiling Height is adequate? If building a new home, ceiling heights of less than 2.7 metres or just under 9 feet are false economies and best avoided. Low ceiling heights can put a ceiling on the value of your home long term if you come to sell #punintended. This is a factor where a compromise at the building stage, is a compromise for the long term, as unlike a kitchen benchtop or mixer tap which are relatively easy to change or upgrade, changing the height of a ceiling down the track is no easy feat.
Standard ceiling height in Australia: Most standard ceilings in Australia are 2440mm, 2590mm or 2740mm high, with 2590mm and 2740mm being most common in new builds.
Rachel Hudson Architecture • High Ceiling Lighting Ideas
Woorak House by CM Studio • High Ceiling Homes Australia
Further to the 2.7-metre minimum ceiling height, why not go even bigger in a part of your home, like the living or kitchen/dining areas? Extra high ceilings will transform and open up a room like no other design feature can. Ceiling height not only equals space, but it also creates an open, airy feel and increases light in the room as there is more surface area off which light can bounce.
High ceilings also provide the opportunity for feature highlight windows which can provide beautiful sky and tree vistas, and increase your connection with the outdoors. Designing a home with highlight windows positioned to capture the low-sitting Winter Sun, can transform a dark, cool room into a sun-filled sanctuary that becomes the most popular space in the house.
Skylight House by Rachel Hudson Architecture • High Ceilings Living Room
So whilst you’re in the design stage of your new home or renovation, don’t overlook the stand-out feature that can absolutely transform your home, solve the problem of inadequate Winter Sun, and add value when it comes to sale time. Ceiling Heights can tick all these boxes, and literally, elevate your space! Looking for more home inspo?
