White paint on one wall made my whole living room feel bigger

I tried painting just the wall behind my couch white last month after seeing a tip online. It cost me $18 for a gallon of leftover paint from a neighbor's garage sale. I didn't expect the room to feel so much brighter, almost like the ceiling got taller. I even got asked by two friends if I renovated. Has anyone else had luck with just a single accent wall?

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theawest1mo ago

My friend did the same thing with a soft blue-gray on her dining room wall last spring. She said it made the whole room feel wider somehow, like the wall just disappeared behind the table. Her husband came home and asked if they got new windows installed. She got the paint for free from a local buy nothing group, so it cost her zero dollars.

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