Need room dimension advice and photos of cathedral/vaulted ceilings
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[Advice needed] Where to stop backsplash in vaulted ceiling kitchen?
Comments (5)if the high point of the ceiling isnt symmetric with the sink... i'd skip highlighting that. have your splash match the bottom of your uppers OR some sensible spot on your hood higher than the bottom of your uppers if its like... 20". dont go higher so you can ignore the vault. if you intend to tile to the ceiling of your hood wall... stay at 18" on your sink wall with or without uppers....See MoreNeed help decorating fireplace mantel with cathedral ceiling and brick
Comments (14)Thank you Beverly! We have considered white washing the fireplace. That's so neat how you gave me a visual. Thank you! The whole black-trim-on-one-wall-thing came about when we had someone come out for a consultation on widow treatments/blinds (which we haven't figured out yet either). We also needed blinds in the master bedroom and newly renovated master bath, which both have black trim, and the look is really great in those areas. She suggessted we carry that out into the living area by doing the fireplace wall trim black, plus the ceiling beam and staircase rails. It doesn't have to stay, but looks a bit better in person with the whole house in perspective. I'm so grateful for the suggesstions!!! I'm an accountant, not an interior decorator!!...See MoreFloor plan advice... Kitchen layout. Cathedral ceiling advice.
Comments (55)I think the back of the house could use a little dimension...it all seems a little flat right now and not sure how that will look from the exterior? I don’t know if there’s any specific nice view out the back that you want to preserve/enhance, but having 1-2 bump outs might be nice. They could also get you some new windows in different directions, bringing in some different light. For example, you could bump out your living room so it’s not in a flat plane with the rest of the house. If your living room currently has a western exposure (I forget what the orientation is), you could then get north and south exposure by adding windows along the sides of the bump out. You could maybe even add some doors to the outside on the side of the bump out so you don’t have to squeeze by the dining table to access the sliding door - that’s how my house is currently and it is sort of annoying sometimes. I’m not an architect, so I don’t know the term for it, but adding a little dimension along the back might be good, unless you’re going for a super formal symmetrical aesthetic, which I don’t think you are....See Morehigh hats or lamp lighting in living room with cathedral ceiling
Comments (6)Center one cool light fixture at the ceiling vault. Skip the pendants, over the dining table. Lamps where appropriate on end tables at sofa, lamp on any serving piece in the dining area. There's no way to plan it, or the room, or the lighting without dimensions for the room, and furniture placed on a floor plan within that drawing WITH dimensions....See Moreaprilneverends
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