Flipping it down makes the reach longer as well - if you want to be lower but not longer, you might need a shorter stem, or you might do better to just move it down the spacer stack, as others have said. This makes the reach longer as well, but not as dramatically.

If it's just about looks... well, just take the picture, post it in the "What road bike do you have" thread, then flip it back to where it's comfortable.

...oh, and the word you are looking for is "better"