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Master bedroom-Tray ceiling or 10 foot ceilings

5 years ago

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They are in the framing process of our new build. The current plan calls for a tray ceiling but once we visited yesterday and spoke with our framer we we’re exploring not doing the tray and keeping the full height of 10 feet. I believe I would like the look better. This would not impact anything upstairs, heat/hvac work..etc. Can I have some opinions of why this may or may not be a good idea?

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5 years ago

How about just doing a 9’ ceiling for a room you spend 98% of your time in with your eyes closed? Overheight sleeping spaces feel psychologically exposed to humans. Which is one of the reasons that canopy beds were popular in old drafty homes. It creates a cozy, sheltered, safe feeling, room within a room.

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Alyssa Scott
Original Author
5 years ago
Here is part of our plan that shows the master bedroom
cpartist
5 years ago
No trey ceiling.
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Alyssa Scott
Original Author
5 years ago
cpartist- Why?
cpartist
5 years ago
They are dated and I've yet to see one that looks good because they tend to look they have no real reason for being.
cpartist
5 years ago
Sophie my ceiling is 10' in my master and it feels fine. Of course I have "pulled the ceiling down" by having the hatband at the 8' mark so that may compensate too.
hummingalong2
5 years ago
Depends on the style of your house too, more traditional often = coffered. It's a detail, you decide if you like it or not. Our master and dinning room are both 12' coffered, adds a detail of distinction from the other rooms. In a warm climate like ours, tall ceilings reign!
Alyssa Scott
Original Author
5 years ago
hummingalong2- We like a more transitional style
Sam Goh
5 years ago
Our tastes skew traditional, so we're doing a furr down + coffer. Ceiling height would come down from 10' to 9'4 or 9'6 on the perimeter, like yours. We do have a canopy style bed seemed to bring the ceiling down in our previous home with 8' ceilings and a 9' trey. So hoping this would be just right.
Pinebaron
5 years ago
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+1 No Tray Ceiling; 10' master bedroom ceiling here too
hummingalong2
5 years ago
In that case a 10' flat ceiling would probably be a better choice for you.
User
5 years ago
I would skip the tray ceiling. It would give a less fussy look. We went with 11' ceiling and it feels "right" to us and gives ample room for a ceiling fan.
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Virgil Carter Fine Art
5 years ago
No. Tray. Ceiling. Ever.
decoenthusiaste
5 years ago
Agree NO!
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Cynthia Taylor-Luce
5 years ago
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I think this is a style preference. Some tray ceilings are absolutely beautiful but are expensive because there's so much detail. If it's done more economically, then it's best not to bother. To take a way the stark look if you have a plain ceiling, I suggest a simple but large-scale crown moulding to define the transition.

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Virgil Carter Fine Art
5 years ago
LeCorbusier shivers...!
Alyssa Scott
Original Author
5 years ago
Thanks everyone. I think we are going with the 10 foot ceiling.

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