I guess I'll be the odd "lady" out and admit to having crown on vaulted ceilings at our previous home. Wouldn't have had it any other way. :) In the formal living room, we used the corner blocks capped with a traditional rosette (the same one we used on the fireplace.) Don't know if you can see in this photo, but along the walls, we had a "ledge" of molding built. For the sunroom, we used the traditional corner blocks (with the same rosette's,) and also the mitered crown. One suggestion if you didn't go with the crown, is to build up other architectural details to your room. We did so to our windows - even though we also had the crown - because we felt the wall was lacking substance because of the high ceilings. begoniagirl - Your new molding looks wonderful, as does your walls.

"Wherever you put the ceiling fan it has to be where the blades clear the slant." Are people really that...? Wait, don't answer that. Let me have my illusions. "There is nothing that says it has to be a single fixture in the ceiling. It could make sense to do a couple." The MBR is about 12x15 with the slanted bit on the narrow dimension (rendering the flat part of the ceiling approximately 12x10ish), the other bedroom aka library approximately 10x13 with the slant along one long side of the room (bookshelves along the two long walls, window, reading chair and side table take up the end wall; flat part of ceiling in there is about 7x13). We're not talking these modern master bedrooms you could play badminton in. :-) So I'm not sure how I could put multiple ceiling fixtures into rooms that size without it looking awfully cramped or using ceiling acnecan lights which is nonnegotiable - I don't care for them in new houses, but in a 108yo house it's horrid IMO. (PO put them in the kitchen and I grind my teeth every time I see them.) There is no access above the slanted part of the ceiling and my electrician has been unsuccessful in fishing down in there from the attic area. For the library I was thinking about using a two-light pan fixture I have on hand that looks much like this one. It needs a serious cleaning and rewiring, but a complete rewiring would only cost about $35, with new sockets and the works, through a local hardware store. It came out of a house of similar vintage and nearly identical style that was being gutted so I know it's appropriate for the structure. I haven't settled on an exact fan yet - of course the prettiest ones are all waaaaaay too big for the room. :-( I prefer ceiling fans to be decorative just like any other lighting fixture. Last summer we had a stand fan in the MBR and while it was functional and rather pretty, off-season storage is at a premium in this little house, so I'd definitely rather find a good-looking ceiling fan with lighting than a regular overhead light and a portable fan I have to find somewhere to store. The overhead is definitely not going to be the primary light source in either room, but I do like to be able to just flip a switch and get general overall lighting for cleaning or to fetch something, and they'll be on dimmers. The switched outlets are a PITA, they are ALL in inconvenient locations, and IMO there are only so many lamps you can put in a room before it starts looking like a lamp showroom! I know other people have higher "lamp quantity tolerances" than I do but I max out at about three in a comparatively small room. Maybe four if they're really special lamps, not just ordinary ones.

Jslazart and sprink1es have given you the best advice. You need to consider orientation of the windows (N,S,E,W) before picking windows and narrow your choices accordingly. If they face west, you won’t see the TV in the afternoon, if east the tv will disappear in the mornings. If south, you’ll welcome the warmth in the winter but will miss mid-day TV. If north, the TV will be fine, but the room will feel colder in the winter. Dependent on trees and potential blockage of course.

Looks Amazing! Well done! The only tweeks I would consider (aside from accessories) at some point is a bulky hand hewn type mantel. Think lots of cracks and character. And some larger lamps for your end tables. I don't want to distract from the amazing job you all did because it looks great!