Bathroom Coving / Cornice
Mike Brough
7 years ago
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What coving/cornice to use?
Comments (2)Hi there, Ah ditto with the 60's house! We seem to have a mix of either rooms with no coving or rooms with plain coving. My father wants me to replace it all with decorative ornate coving, but I feel that with the age & style of the house, a plain one looks less out of place and more elegant. Of course it's down to personal taste. The dining kitchen off our through lounge doesn't have any and I'm contemplating not putting it in at all. Not sure if this would look odd or not, but we had bi-folds in and it's quite a contemporary room so doesn't need it (if that makes sense) Another thing to consider is the height of the ceiling. Ours feel quite low and coving makes the walls shrink even more. If you have at least a good standard height then you could get away with them....See MoreCovering paper in a bathroom that has been varnished.
Comments (8)Family friends moved into a house 30 odd years ago and found this horrible stuff. They were told the only way to get rid of it was to hack the black mortar plaster off and start from scratch. We were really worried when we removed wallpaper and found it, but our plasterer was completely unfaised by it. It was an extremely thin layer of plaster that we had done - only between the skirting and the picture rail - we didn't want to disturb the original coving. I would imagine that a plasterer could skim between your new tiles and the ceiling no problem....See MoreSloping ceiling in our tiny bathroom
Comments (11)I think that one of the problems with this small bathroom is that it's broken into many elements, making the space appear even smaller. The slope is very sculptural but spoiled by the style of window. Would you consider replacing the window with a full pane of glass in a casement or awning style opening? I'd also recommend either removing the tongue and groove boarding and skimming the wall or replacing the boards with T & G that extend from the floor to the ceiling. I'd remove the tiles and replace with T & G as well. Also, to unify the space, remove the ceiling tiles, which look like polystyrene, and the coving to simplify the overall appearance. A paler tint of the blue-green and a simpler window film in a foggy texture will allow more light to enter the room....See MoreCoving and cornicing: Resin / polyurethane?
Comments (6)Hi, Sara, I am a huge believer in cornicing; I do think it tops a room beautifully and makes everything look finished. 2.2m is quite a low ceiling, however; so you would need to be careful not to drag it down further, and note that anything installed will be very visible. You may want to look for cornicing with much more projection (the bit that goes out onto the ceiling) rather than drop (the bit that comes down the wall); I would get samples of anything you are considering and see what it actually looks like. Plaster cornicing isn't actually that expensive per se; it may well cost more to install than polyurethane, though. What is important here is to make sure the style is appropriate; in an 1890 terrace it would have likely been fairly simple, but not coving as we know it today. You would also need to be sure that it didn't look too modern. It is true that the products available today are a far cry from cheap polystyrene, however I would absolutely get samples before deciding. As this is one of the things that make up the fabric of the room it is important to get it right, as it will affect the look of anything else in the room....See MoreJonathan
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