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Master bedroom tray ceiling rope light, dated?

3 years ago

Hi, we are in the process of building a new home (foundation stage). Our plans call for a tray ceiling (going from 8’ to 9’) in the master bedroom, with rope lighting. I’m starting to think this is a dated look and won’t fit in with the rest of our home. We will also have a ceiling fan (the plan calls for lighted, but I’m generally not a fan, ha!, of the strobing that results from many lighted ceiling fans).

What does Houzz think? Is it a dated look to have rope lighting in a tray ceiling? Should we do lights on the ceiling fan? Perhaps an unlit ceiling fan and 4 LED disc lights in the tray, and of course some table lights and maybe a freestanding floor lamp of some sort?

We really do like having a ceiling fan in our bedroom, and usually leave it running year-round to help circulate air. But I would be open to suggestions for other ideas as well. I do like the look of a nice fixture over the bed as well, but worry that we’ll miss the fan. Anyone ditch their ceiling fan and regret it?

The room is roughly 16 1/2’ by 14 1/2’. There are two 32”x64” windows.

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Mark Bischak, Architect
3 years ago
It depends if it is a tract house ceiling,

Or a Martin House ceiling,
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pcxt
Original Author
3 years ago
More of the former than the latter
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Mark Bischak, Architect
3 years ago
Dated.
Anne Duke
3 years ago
As for the fan, where I live it’s essential to me, so that’s preference. Just no lights on it. Freestanding ones take up floor space and have to be moved when cleaning, could not give me one of those.
Emily
3 years ago
I would do a nice ceiling fan without a light, four recessed lights in the tray, and no rope lights. As you say, use lamps for the additional lighting. This is exactly what we are doing in the master in our custom build. I am thinking about having the tray painted one shade darker than the walls on the same paint strip. I've seen this look in Pinterest and really like it. Good luck!
res2architect
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
Timeless tavern decor. Go for it.
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