Coving/Cornice Dilemma
George Mayou
7 years ago
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Stephen Edwards
7 years agoJonathan
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To cove or not to cove
Comments (3)It really is for aesthetic purposes. I think traditonally cornicing and skirts were used to cover any flaws in the plaster where the walls met the ceiling/floors. It can also give a roundness to the room and avoid shadows where the wall and ceiling meet. On the flip side, if painted white it can give the appearance of a bigger ceiling ceiling and therefore shorter walls. Nowadays a lot of contemporary homes do not have coving. I think it depends on what you like, personally I love it in the right space. What do you mean by low beams btw?...See MoreNeed help identifying Coving Profile
Comments (5)These are lovely and I can see why you wanted to keep them. Unfortunately the chances of you finding an exact match 'off the shelf' are pretty slim. They were almost certainly produced using wet plaster in situ by a local craftsman using moulds and templates unique to them. So realistically your options are to either remove the remaining cornicing and choose something similar to replace (easy and relatively affordable). Or to find a company who will come out and create a custom template from one of the existing sections. They will then either create new sections and repair or remove completely and start from scratch. Fortunately you have enough of both the rose and cornice to do this if you want absolute accuracy. If you decide to replace with similar styles I would look for places that can provide 'wet' plaster as this is easier to work when installing. I've used this company before to order samples and they were very helpful. They also do a restoration service : http://www.victoriancornice.com/page.php?id=9&action=cct Her is a similar style cornice if you decide to replace: http://www.covingshop.com/dm3069-coving-late-victorian-edwardian-cornicing.html The rose looks quite unique though and probably would have been made out of several different components. It does have an 'adams' styling to it which may help you search for similar ones though....See MoreTo add coving or not?
Comments (10)Thank you for the ideas and feedback everyone. I love the little windows, I just wish I had taken a bit more time to more carefully measure them out to ensure I could fit the right coving in. The good news though is that I've had a chat with my carpenter and builder today and we are going to try some smaller beading to frame the window which would create more space for some coving with a low drop and higher projection on to the ceiling. We can also take the steps you have suggested @Fern Architectural Studio as a back up plan so thank you for the thoughtful helpful feedback. @honeypoppet I also thought about a picture rail but I think it might be at the wrong height to line up with the window frame. It may work when we change the beading though - I will keep it in mind thanks. @MATH I love crittal windows and doors and had actually looked into getting some for the double doors that lead from this room into a slightly more modern kitchen. They are way out of our budget though sadly. This is also the room that is most likely to have 'Stuff' in it so a half wall into my hall would probably drive me barmy trying to make sure the room always looked neat and tidy for when people passed by. @justin yes luckily that radiator is just a temporary one - we will have a more traditional one by the time the room is finished. I love those doors you found too. We have space for double doors into the kitchen so will either be leaving it open for now or looking for something that may work short term in the hope of affording some crittals one day. Thanks again all!...See MoreThick tiles meet classic coving dilemma
Comments (16)Hi. Jonathan...I like your word embellishment! That sounds like a plan. There are so many words for what I am looking for that it has been quite confusing. I have ordered some samples of architrave and it looks like an ogee or regency pattern will suffice. The difficult bit is that I need to adjust for 8mm to abut to coving but 16 mm to be the same as the tile join point. They sell it in 18mm depth so that might suffice. The real pain is that I need 90 mm width...and that means a cut down job. So...v.i.p. Walls....I might be glad of your link yet. Is there a website? Plaster stuff won't work as you can cut it down. I guess I want it to look like extended coving but that is easier said than done. Not so sure I just want to end the tiles abruptly although I can see the benefits of such simplicity. Thanks to one and all....See MoreLiz Walsh
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