Hello AT,
I have high ceilings in my very small nyc highrise apt. This works well in the larger living room, but the bedroom proportions feel wrong. The room is quite a bit higher than it's footprint. My style is quite modern, most of my furniture is DWR, Desiron etc etc..
I'm looking for a solution that will anchor the base of the room and still look modern. I like the idea of molding/wainscoting, and painting the lower portion a darker color. Unfortunately though, I've been unable to find molding or waiscoting that will match my minimalist style. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Nathan
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wouldn't painting the upper portion of the wall a darker color help to make the ceiling feel lower?
If you don't want to replace your bed with a canopy, maybe you can construct a simple frame, fit it with fabric, and suspend it from the ceiling.
Try using your favorite textile as a canopy perhaps?
I should have included this in the original post, but there are some modern wall tiles that have been posted here. Maybe someone can remember what they're called. Or there are these really fabulous wall panels that come in a variety of finishes.
http://www.bnind.com/iconic.asp
I have no idea what the pricing would be on these, but I can only imagine they're very spendy...
A really modern look are those suspended ceilings with ambient lights facing the original ceiling.
so what is that picture from? cause that would be one hell of an apt.
Why do you need moulding? couldn't you just strike a line and paint one color above and another below?
simple diy,
http://www.frenchceiling.com/installation.html
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yes the above link is simple diy.
btw:
heatshrink window seal film is just adhesive tape and clear plastic, a simple version of composite air craft.
provided an option involving a question.
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simple, "lifes a stage"
my worthless advise, raise the floor dont lower the ceiling.
Hint: terrain.
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/images/uploads/11-01-rug.jpg
During my regular cl scrounging, I came across this bed and thought of this post. Maybe it will work for Nathan?
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/fur/228943303.html
I agree with painting the ceiling some dramatic color. That would keep the elegance of the height and make it seem more intentional (instead of misshapen). I also have a price quote on some wall panels. These aren't the same as the aforementioned covering, as they are made from bamboo and not laminate, but they're still cool and afforadable at $84 for 23 sq feet.
http://www.2modern.com/s.nl/it.A/id.8907/.f
Isn't low furniture going to make the room seem more disproportionately tall?
I'd think in terms of a dramatic implied (or actual) line at wherever you'd rather have the ceiling height. You can imply a line by having the tops of LARGE art works or hanging textiles consistently sit there; you can have your paint divide there; or you can use molding. A band of paint that contrasts with the wall and ceiling colors can also be used to suggest molding without having to install any. That trick works really well with a flat (no metallic sheen) gold, bronze, or silver-gray paint.
If you're using ceiling color to pull down the ceiling, you need to make sure it's echoed in your accessories so the eye "pulls" the ceiling down.
YOU GUYS ROCK!!! There are so many fantastic suggestions here. I will need to absorb them. I'll make sure I take before and after photos to so what the result was. THANKS SO MUCH!!