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Post by biondetta on Jun 23, 2020 4:47:17 GMT -4
Batmom, I made one years ago. I used plywood, foam, a spray glue to attach the foam to the wood, fabric that I held in place with the liberal use of a staple gun, and some chair rail/trim that I nailed to frame it all. It wasn't particularly difficult and turned out ok.
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Post by chonies on Jun 23, 2020 7:47:25 GMT -4
Not my actual home, but I'm looking for some decorating tips. I've moved into an empty office at work, from a cube, which is nice as well as safer with the pandemic. The longest measurement in the room is floor to ceiling, the length and depth aren't that big. I think this high ceiling is creating some of the tension I'm feeling in this room. I can't do too much, it's a temporary office space, but I could do some little things. I have windows on two walls of the office, and I was thinking a long curtain, or just a long piece of fabric might pull the ceiling into the room. We have some tall lamps upstairs, and I'm going to bring one down and see what it does. If I could do whatever I wanted, I think I'd put molding or a picture rail around the top of the room, and paint from the molding up, and match the ceiling. I can't do that. I rummaged around online and the advice is to drop the ceiling, install a tin ceiling, make a mirrored wall to open up the room and lots of other things I can't do. I have a wooden flying cat, and I thought hanging it from the middle of the ceiling on a cord a couple feet long might do something. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks! Are you able to rearrange any of the furniture? Checking the feng shui might help, if you haven't. Otherwise, what about washi tape? If you put some horizontally on the walls, you could use it to trick the eye about the height of the ceiling. |
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Post by eclair on Jun 23, 2020 8:00:33 GMT -4
chonies, I can rearrange the furniture, but it's two long tables, and not computer tables, just folding tables, and four rolling carts or various sizes and vintages around the edges of the room. There used to be a real desk and some shelves and drawers in the room, but they were moved. I mean, it's real, and it works, but it's all low stuff, in a tall room. If I could get a bookcase, or something tall I think it would help. I was going to use painter's tape to put up string and hand small pictures off it, but I hadn't heard of washi tape. Thanks for that! If I could use that to create a line two feet from the ceiling, that would help. Thanks for your suggestions! I am probaly overthingking this. I do that. 
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Post by chonies on Jun 23, 2020 8:05:24 GMT -4
No, I get it! Another thing that might help--is there any chance you could declutter the space by putting one of the tables away? I've found a lot of modern office places also have those partition/half-walls on wheels that could hide some of the other furniture. Or possibly a white board or chalk board on wheels?
And welcome to the world of washi tape! I've found some truly amazing prints, and I use them in my planner.
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Post by eclair on Jun 23, 2020 8:32:57 GMT -4
My manager is out all next week, so I feel a little more comfortable spending time trying different arrangements, and taking things out to see how it goes. Not that I couldn't do that while she's here, but it's just easier if she doesn't keep walking by and seeing me moving furniture. I don't have anything else to do, but probably better not to advertise it. I could probably get rid of a table or a cart if I organized what I have better, and tossed some things.
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Post by chonies on Jun 23, 2020 10:52:23 GMT -4
It's work if you're "inventorying" the furniture, no?
Most of my office furniture is rescued from the dumpster. I'm pretty sure my amazing yellow MCM swivel chair is giving me some sort of scoliosis, but it's kind of worth it.
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Post by batmom on Jun 23, 2020 11:32:29 GMT -4
Flowers, even fake ones, might make it feel more homey
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Post by batmom on Jun 23, 2020 11:33:17 GMT -4
Batmom, I made one years ago. I used plywood, foam, a spray glue to attach the foam to the wood, fabric that I held in place with the liberal use of a staple gun, and some chair rail/trim that I nailed to frame it all. It wasn't particularly difficult and turned out ok. Did you attach it to your bed or the wall? |
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Post by divasahm on Jun 23, 2020 13:48:10 GMT -4
Batmom, I made one years ago. I used plywood, foam, a spray glue to attach the foam to the wood, fabric that I held in place with the liberal use of a staple gun, and some chair rail/trim that I nailed to frame it all. It wasn't particularly difficult and turned out ok. We used to do this in our dorm rooms, which didn't allow "permanent" additions to the rooms or walls. We didn't use plywood, but we did staple pretty sheets to a frame the exact size of the "accent" walls in our rooms. When we moved out, we just pulled the frames away from the walls, removed the sheets, and either trashed the frames or saved them for possible use the following year. So inexpensive, and a layer or two of batting could easily be added for soundproofing. |
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Post by ratscabies on Jun 23, 2020 14:36:56 GMT -4
A trick from watching training videos for glamour (cheesecake) photography.
A lot of photographers will build a “set” for lingerie shots by building a corner of a fake room by painting two pieces of 4’x8’ insulation foam (like what they put behind vinyl siding), and taping them together so they stand up. Set a stool and a table with flowers in this corner, slap a soft focus lens on, and instant gauzy cheesecake shots for your anniversary!
You can paint those foam sheets with whatever color you want in about 10 minutes, with a roller. They weigh nearly nothing. Then you can hang them from the ceiling with string and tape/staples, maybe even at different heights to lower the ceiling and be all fancy.
Breaking up the ceiling by leaving space between the panels will help with ambient sound as well, by baffling the sound and bouncing it between the real ceiling and the foam panels.
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