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Home Decorating Design Dilemma

One wall. Two ceiling heights.

Heather McMullen

last year

How do i decorate a wall that spans two common area rooms (dining and living rooms) but have two different ceiling heights. Dining room is 11' ceiling. Living has 30' ceiling. The wall in question spans both rooms and I want to put wallpaper in dining room on that wall but don't want wallpaper in living room. I also want to minimize the ceiling height in living room.

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JAN MOYER

last year

last modified: last year

Wall paper needs an "ending" point. A containing point if you will.

We aren't seeing a picture. ......but if the ceiling line is the only definition , the only separation and there is no knee wall , even a foot ....to end the paper? I wouldn't do it. Just as I would not change paint color in the middle of a wall.: )

It's a mystery meat for a good answer until you post pictures!!! of the two spaces.

As to the THIRTY foot height?

You ignore it. You live at floor level. Nothing above nine feet matters. Design considers floor to a maximum of nine feet: ) or you will make yourself crazy

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Patricia Colwell Consulting
last year
No wallpaper on theat wall IMO but you need to post pics and include the wall paper you are thinking about. 30' high ceiling who came up with that plan ? I agree that ceiling is just weird but you live in the bottom part at human height
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Norwood Architects
last year
Could you please post photos? That would make it much easier to understand your situation.
chispa
last year
last modified: last year
Yes, photos would help.

In my previous house, I did wallpaper in one room, but did not want to run it down into the basement below. I stopped it at the bottom of the open staircase below with a thin vertical trim piece that got painted in the same color as the wall downstairs. You might be able to do something similar.
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
12 months ago
Waiting for photos or did you solve the issue ?
Lyn Nielson
12 months ago
last modified: 12 months ago
you could add a picture rail to define the heights.

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