You see the ceiling differently from the bed than you do from the doorway. An image with trees, a horizon or a distinct centre can have several different effects in the same room. Before choosing ceiling wallpaper, decide where you most want to enjoy the design from. That view helps you choose both the image and which way it should face.
Give the image a direction in the room
Lie on the bed or sit on the sofa where you usually look up. Which edge of the ceiling is in front of you? For an image with a clear lower edge, that is a good place to start planning. Then look from the doorway and the other side of the room.
Clearest Night is one of our most ordered sky designs. The starry sky sits above dark treetops in blue-green tones. The trees give the image a clear direction, even though it also has large areas of sky.
We would choose which ceiling edge the trees should meet before deciding on the crop. See how much of the forest and sky fits within the ceiling's proportions. The image needs to feel right from your chosen view, even when you see it overhead rather than in front of you on a wall.
A freer image can be viewed from several directions
If you would like colour on the ceiling without a specific nature scene, an abstract design is another option. Soft Abstract Beige has soft transitions between beige, cream and pink. You can choose it for the way the colour fields spread across the ceiling.
The painted fields do not have the same need for a top and bottom as an image with trees. You may still prefer a particular colour above the bed or closest to the window. Compare the composition from several places before choosing.
You can let the ceiling carry the room's larger image and keep the walls a simpler colour. If you want wallpaper on the walls too, look at how the two surfaces meet at the cornice. A ceiling image often shows better when that transition is planned from the start.