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Can you hide ceiling fan wiring running on top of concrete walls?

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We're in the process of renovating a condo (in Hawaii) that's like a concrete box. Floors, ceilings and interior walls are all concrete.

We need to install ceiling fans (with integrated lights) in two bedrooms and have gone around and around with our electrician to come up with a way to make the wiring for those fans less visible. His only solution is to run them up the wall and across the ceiling and then to paint over the electrical wiring. It will be the first thing I see when walking into the bedrooms and I know that I will not enjoy looking at that. :-)

Are there any creative ways to hide the wiring? Would shiplap wood wall paneling work? Would it be odd to have that type of paneling run up the wall behind where the bed will be (on the right) and then across the ceiling? I've seen that in photos online with high ceilings but our ceilings are rather low.


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