I'm using a color (6250 Granite Peak) to paint the walls of my media room that I've been building. I was considering using the same color on the ceiling (7 feet high) but have read reviews that it will make the room feel REALLY small. I picked the color in a flat finish to reduce the glare the TV would throw so as not to distract from the viewing experience. Does anyone have any input on whether or not I should use the same color or something slightly different?
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If the ceiling is free of features to catch the eye, then painting it black (or dark) may make it appear farther away. I would like to see the whole area and your setup to make any further suggestions -- except to say that painting walls and ceiling the exact same color is a bit, um, unsophisticated...
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Here are the pics........
I think I might be changing the ceiling color (seeing that it's all one color)
Let me know what y'all think! 😕
The other "issue" in this room I'm trying to eliminate is moisture on the long wall (with the windows) We had a considerable amount of rain the past couple of days and the only moisture I could find on the wall was just a smidge of dampness on the floor that came out maybe 2 inches from the drywall on the bottom part (dead center and about a couple inches in width). Before I framed the wall up I did the best I could with concrete patching and stuff like that on the granite behind it. At this point I'm either going to run a bead of some caulk sealant just under the drywall along the bottom of the framing and spray some flex seal in there too. Hopefully this will keep it from seeping in to the floor because I'm putting carpet in eventually. As far as the framing rotting on the other side I don't think it will be that big of a problem because there's plenty of ventilation and about 10 inches between the granite wall and drywall.
Anyone have any input on the moisture/floor doings?
And my "construction" speaker is a mirage MC-4 if anyone was wondering.
I think I might be changing the ceiling color (seeing that it's all one color)
Let me know what y'all think! 😕
The other "issue" in this room I'm trying to eliminate is moisture on the long wall (with the windows) We had a considerable amount of rain the past couple of days and the only moisture I could find on the wall was just a smidge of dampness on the floor that came out maybe 2 inches from the drywall on the bottom part (dead center and about a couple inches in width). Before I framed the wall up I did the best I could with concrete patching and stuff like that on the granite behind it. At this point I'm either going to run a bead of some caulk sealant just under the drywall along the bottom of the framing and spray some flex seal in there too. Hopefully this will keep it from seeping in to the floor because I'm putting carpet in eventually. As far as the framing rotting on the other side I don't think it will be that big of a problem because there's plenty of ventilation and about 10 inches between the granite wall and drywall.
Anyone have any input on the moisture/floor doings?
And my "construction" speaker is a mirage MC-4 if anyone was wondering.
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I like the gray (and monotone in general), although it is a difficult call on the ceiling color because the windows intersecting at the ceiling line accentuate the shorter walls/lower ceiling. The ceiling color or tone that you need depends on your use of the room during the day, whether you need max ambient light from outside or not.
What color carpet do you have in mind? Maybe individually replaceable carpet tiles can be considered in case you get water damage along the wall.
I would suggest placing the TV as low on the wall as practical, to get some empty wall space above it and below the ceiling so as to help create an illusion of the ceiling being higher than it actually is...
That's a difficult wall protrusion on the left! Also, is there a vise built into the concrete post?!
What color carpet do you have in mind? Maybe individually replaceable carpet tiles can be considered in case you get water damage along the wall.
I would suggest placing the TV as low on the wall as practical, to get some empty wall space above it and below the ceiling so as to help create an illusion of the ceiling being higher than it actually is...
That's a difficult wall protrusion on the left! Also, is there a vise built into the concrete post?!
I'm going to be going with a black carpet (thinking that might look kind of cool with the room coloring) I thought about the carpet tiles but the cement floor is in REALLY rough shape and I think they'd have a tough time sticking? (not sure never used them before) If I went with them would I need to lay some kind of subfloor? The ambient light Im not too concerned about. Wish I had thought about lowering the TV before outfitting the low voltage box in the front wall at that height....🙁
and yep that protrusion is a chimney I framed off....it's a bit of an eyesore BUT If I understand all this stuff abot standing waves and such that I've been reading on it might help a little with that. The device on the post is an old pipe bending vice ...I was kinda thinking of leaving it there and painting it (no idea what color yet ....something obnoxious im sure 😀) but then again it might be in the way and I'll hit my head when watching movies..
and yep that protrusion is a chimney I framed off....it's a bit of an eyesore BUT If I understand all this stuff abot standing waves and such that I've been reading on it might help a little with that. The device on the post is an old pipe bending vice ...I was kinda thinking of leaving it there and painting it (no idea what color yet ....something obnoxious im sure 😀) but then again it might be in the way and I'll hit my head when watching movies..
It appears from the pics that if you mount the TV so the top edge just covers that box, you will still have some empty wall space above it. And depending on the TV size and the height of rack that will probably go below it, it's possible that locating the TV centered up/down on that wall will look 'right.' Lay it out to scale on a piece of paper to imagine it better.
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