Partial Two Story Great Room Questions
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Comments (6)Oh, I see. The uplighting from the knee walls is sounding better now. The previous owners of my house used wall-mounted track lighting in my finished attic, which is all sloping roof surfaces and has no horizontal ceiling on which to mount lights more conventionally. We position the fixtures to bounce light off of nearby wall and roof surfaces, and it's a very nice effect. Most of what I know about lighting design is geared towards kitchens -- I'm out of my depth in rooms like you're describing. One thing I've found very helpful is to get a few of those cheap clip-on utility lights with aluminum reflectors and try out different sorts of bulbs, in different positions and orientations, to see what effects you get. This lets you experiment with many ideas very quickly, and is a lot of fun....See MoreTwo story great room. Close off loft?
Comments (2)Your house seems to have all hard surfaces: ideal for sound to bounce around endlessly. Are there hard floors upstairs? If your ideas for wall treatments could include fabrics with soft backing I think that would help. Also rugs or carpets upstairs, even a ceiling treatment upstairs. Here's an article on reverberation in homes https://www.acousticalsurfaces.com/soundproofing_tips/html/noisy_residential.htm...See MoreTwo Story Great Room - Closed off Second Floor?
Comments (16)Jennifer K - We're looking at an A-Frame which typically has the two story of windows, although it's a vaulted ceiling and not totally opened to other space above. We like the modern A frame for our lot which is in the forest in a country setting. I guess we could always keep the A frame style in the exterior but not inside? That may be odd though. We're meeting our architecture/design team on Monday, but we wanted to have a good idea of our wants and needs so that we communicate them well. chispa - We do use a baby monitor. we don't necessarily need to hear what they do upstairs, I'm just more worried about how loud the main floor is for them when they're trying to sleep and we're down there. I've searched the forum which is what lead me here. Most of the posts mention two story rooms opened to the second floor, but I hadn't been able to find lots about two story rooms which were closed off to the second floor....See MoreNeed a window design for a two story great room with a lake view
Comments (4)Thanks for your comments. I just wonder how functional those fully openable doors are on a day to day basis. Great when you want to open things up but this entry will get used a lot on the way to the deck....See MoreChris
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