Are you with me or my husband on this?

11 years ago

My husband and I can't agree upon whether this ceiling treatment will work for our family room. First floor is 9 ft tall. Since the kitchen, breakfast and family room are all in one straight line, we have been figuring out ways to define space. The ceiling in this picture is about 5 1/2" deep, so effectively family room will have 8 1/2' ceiling after this.

Whatever you guys pick he said he will go with it. In order to avoid any bias, I'm not going to say who wants what...winner will be announced end of week :-)

A) Don't do it, you'll feel claustrophobic
B) Go for it, it's worth it!

Floor plan and ceiling photos attached. Please don't distract this post into reviews on my floor plan. We are halfway through construction and it is too late to change anything.

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rocketjcat

11 years ago

Whew! As a consolation prize maybe let him (or help him...ha) pick out really fabulous pendant lighting and a great hanging fixture for over the table...those features also will help break up the ceiling and define the space.

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luckyme7
Original Author
11 years ago
Here are the photos of the floor plan and sample ceiling.
Nancy
11 years ago
last modified: 11 years ago
I think it makes the space very busy and detracts from the elegance of a large room. I would define space with rugs, paintings and placement of furniture. So that's a 'Don't do it!' from me. :)
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peeb
11 years ago
Don't do it. There are many ways to define space with furniture and accessories. When you get your kitchen table in there, you'll find you have natural definition anyway. The ceiling will be very distracting unless you have minimalistic furniture and decor.
rocketjcat
11 years ago
I vote no, but not because of claustrophobia. I assume its the same concept you're using in your dining room, and I think it's fine there since its a defined space, as a true coffered ceiling would encompass the whole room and be integrated into the surrounding crown moldings. But I think it would look awkward in the family room, just ending in the middle of the ceiling. I would define the space with your furniture and a big rug in the family room. If you think that's too wide open, you could have the builder box in 2 fake posts and a beam across it, but I wouldn't bother. Undefined spaces give you much more flexibility in furniture and decoration. I'm not a pro, just my humble opinion. I'll be watching to see what the pros say. Good luck!
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
11 years ago
No for me too , Too busy and has no connection to anything just plunked on the ceiling.
printesa
11 years ago
Nope,,it's too busy and it seems a bit out of place. In the photo, it looks like the owner decided to add something on the ceiling just for the sake of adding something and didn't finish whatever they had in mind
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Julia & Elizabeth
11 years ago
My vote is, no.
User
11 years ago
It's a complete afterthought. And looks it. No way.
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Dytecture
11 years ago
Agree with keeping the ceiling clean and simple in this situation.
qam999
11 years ago
No to that specific form of ceiling panelling....floating in mid-ceiling with no connection or relation to the form or scale of the room generally. (But YES to a coffered ceiling done right in the right space as part of an overall coherent architectural plan.)

To define space, you may want to consider dropped headers with or without columns. I recommend getting an architect's advice.
User
11 years ago
So, who won the knife fight here?
grobby
11 years ago
I would pass. Doesn't add anything to the room's design. Sometimes we want a particular design, regardless how it works overall. I understand. Been there.
luckyme7
Original Author
11 years ago
And the sweeping victory goes to the WIFE! After such overwhelming vote for "Don't do it" we decided to leave it alone. Thank you for all the responses!
Marilyn Pankratz
10 years ago
I had to read the post and look at the picture three times before I got it?! No one would do that as a divider. I thought that was started and stopped and you weren't sure you should continue, but if that's finished...? Hell no!
acm
10 years ago
Well, they worked it out a year ago, pan.