Clients wants to dress up the wall over a built-in entertainment center. He’s thinking some kind of picture frame moulding, maybe faux paint inside the frame.
Here’s a pic of the subject wall. The mantle is about 6-1/2 ft wide and a little less than 4 ft to the ceiling. Need a little design help please …
I’m sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
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I posted this picture awhile ago. I just used a piece of birch plywood and added a couple moldings. I've used some wall paper in panels before. There are all kinds of patterns that resemble plaster and other faux finishes.
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
That's nice. I guess my first thought was just add some moulding to the wall above the shelf ... that was the HO's idea. Now I think I should continue the fluted trim to the ceiling and add some large crown, and then some frames in the middle.
I'm sorry, I thought you wanted it done the right way.
I agree that you need to add to the existing "mantle" design, not just put something above it.
In fact, when I saw the picture, my first readtion was that the mantle needed a "breastplate". Raise the shelf, and put something in there that matches the trim design.
Unless you're the lead dog, the view just never changes.
I agree with the others about the design aspect of the wall over the entertainment center, but you probably don't want it to look like a fireplace.
You may also be limited to the HOs idea for budget or other reasons.
One note of caution. Picture frame mouldings have a rabbet on the inside, ussually 1/4 x 3/8 or 5/16". If you use them flat on a wall the rabbet is vissible. An infill panel would solve the shadow line created by the vissible rabbet, and allow prefabricating the whole thing off site.
I do a ton of custom picture framing, and believe me, the choices of mouldings are staggering. I buy bundles of moldings at wholesale prices, and the cost for some of the molding per lineal foot is unbelievable.
If you end up doing the picture frame thing, let me know. I can give you standard pricing information for custom picture framing. There is an article in the last issue of FWW on making picture frame moulding and a miter sled for cutting moldings. Decent article, but only scratches the surface of the custom picture framing business.
Dave