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Old 12-15-07, 05:48 PM   #7 (Link)
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Re: Increasing the sense of height in a vertically challenged HT:)


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Tristanc1 wrote: View Post
Here's what I have right now, and kind of what I was thinking of doing again for the ceiling. It doesn't quite work to make the room look much bigger, thinking I might need more black down the center and perhaps a better lighting arrangement..... It's also partially demo'd at the moment so that's why it looks like c$@%
Anything you put on the ceiling will only emphasize how low height the ceiling is..
If you want to give the illusion of the ceiling being higher than it is, you need long vertical items on the side walls..
For example, floor to ceiling curtains or long narrow acoustic panels down the side walls and across the back..

I had a similar problem with my 7'6" ceilings, so I hung grey suede curtains floor to ceiling, from the screenwall back about 7' along the side walls..and a floor to ceiling curtain on the back wall.
The ceiling was painted a very dark grey..

It really lifted the perceived height..


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