Have an entry wanting to trim but with an angled vaulted ceiling. Help
Joe C
4 years ago
last modified: 4 years ago
I have an “H” columned entry way from front door into dining room wanting to trim. Its angled at ceiling line. How would I go about creating a symmetrical look or classic decorative trim feel without looking funky. Pls see pics. Do I go all the way up with the cornice to the ceiling, or stop before the ceiling? Do I angle the cornice to sit flush with the ceiling? Areas of concern are circled in RED. How would would create yours?
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4 years agoJoe C
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Comments (27)A three-year old thread? You should start a new thread about popcorn ceilings. Removing the textured "popcorn" is not difficult, but is usually in place to conceal a less than high quality drywall installation. Removing the ceilings will simply expose the supporting rafters (or ceiling joists), which cannot be removed and raised without a major wall and roof-framing reconstruction which is never economical in an existing home simply to obtain a higher ceiling. If your children "are stretching" to buy an existing house in a school district, should they should wait until they can find one which is intact and satisfactory without major remodeling expense? Good luck!...See MoreAdvise: Vaulted Kitchen ceiling and also 7' ceiling
Comments (6)Don't put CFs in recessed cans. They get too hot and the bulbs burn out quickly. I spent a fortune in bulbs before I ran into an engineer that designs lighting fixtures that clued me in that it wasn't bad or cheap bulbs that were the problem. I was not impressed with the quality of light from the retrofit LED bulbs I saw, but you local lighting store probably has a display you can look at. You might want to look at frosted halogens for the vaulted ceilings. The light is indirect, unlike regular halogens, and very, very warm (2850K). Too warm for my taste, but I prefer cooler lights in general. They provided a lot of light without the glittery halogen look and it was very comparable to a warm incandescent light. I think they would be too hot for a 7' ceiling, though. I'm wrangling with light, too, right now, so I am interested to see what other suggestions people throw out to your question. It seems like there are a whole lot of not-great choices out there right now when you take incandescent out of the picture. I am hoping the light bulb pain the EU is going through now will help get some better options on the table for the US when our turn comes up in 2012....See MoreWhat color do I paint my vaulted ceiling? Need help!
Comments (4)Are you adding trim molding? I like color on the ceiling, esp if it's vaulted. So I would paint manchester tan on all but the accent wall and continue it up around the angled part of the ceiling on all sides. Then paint the accent wall the greenbrier beige and paint the flat part of the ceiling the same color. It would look great if you have molding to break up the areas painted in the simply white to offset the areas. That may be too much for you so you can just paint the simply white on the flat and angled portions of the ceiling and then paint the walls manchester tan with the greenbriar beige accent. I'd suggest going to houzz.com and searching on tray ceilings so you can get some ideas of how they are treated with paint....See Moresorry to bother ya'll again....more vaulted ceiling trim problems
Comments (8)Oh shoot -- I can't post pictures now (we're getting ready for our first day of nursery school!), but earlier this year we had miles of crown moulding installed on our crazy angled vaulted curved ceilings (we've got them all!). It looks terrific and, a la Goldilocks, "just right." Our former kitchen designer's cherry-picked GC flat-out told us "no, it's impossible to run crown on vaulted ceilings." This surprised us as we've seen it done in many homes, inc. my parents'! When we responded as such, with pictures, he still said it was impossible and that the pictures were doctored. ??? (Our kitchen designer's refusal to see that we wouldn't / couldn't work with her GC was one of only many reasons we also severed our relationship with her!) The GC with whom we did end up working said "sure you can do it -- it's not so easy, and there's only one of my guys I'll let do it, but of course it's possible." And now I live in the proof! I'll be back later with pictures! But in the meanwhile, I'd love to know the various heights of your vaulted ceiling, because a 4" void (as you propose with the chair) can seem large if you have an 8' height in some areas....See More
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years ago doc5md
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One Devoted Dame
4 years agoJoe C
4 years ago
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4 years agoThe accessories were arranged incorrectly on your wall. The curved object it best placed next to the angled ceiling so it works visually. Looks like you added the barn board to get the white clock to show up on the wall but that just added to the visual clutter. Just paint the clock and 86 the barn board. The columns don't need any more detailing.
Center your table under the chandelier and pull that overly large fake plant out of the dining room. Replace with some art or wall decor on the large wall.
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