To Cove or not to cove?!

3 years ago

We are coming to the end of a one storey extension at the back of a victoria detached. We were able to restore the extremely high ceilings & would love to restore the coving! However, we also have a new picked roof in the same open plan room and beams crossing the room, would this look strange in half of the roof (not the pitched roof) the kitchen will cross both areas?

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Ellie
3 years ago
Yes, I think it would look strange. We have same in our kitchen and decided no coving at all in that room.
Ellie
3 years ago
Looks awesome! Remember to come back and show us the finished result!
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Katy Middleton
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you, I'm swaying towards none too it's just the ceilings are so high! My husband really wants to put coving back but I think there would be too much going on!
murphygreen
3 years ago
No to coving your new space. It would look to busy to the eye. I love coving, and have it in our home, but not in our extension as it would not have looked right
Katy Middleton
Original Author
3 years ago
Thanks, that's what I'm finding hard, we have everyone in the house and the area we coved would be the existing part of the house, but I guess we've made in modern by knocking through and extending! So I think you are right :-)
Sue S
3 years ago
Don't think coving would look right with the cross beams, two distinctly different styles.
What sort of light fittings are you having? They could help with the perceived height of the ceiling.
Katy Middleton
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you, the light fittings are quite large in the dining and living area so I think your right :-)
Victoria
3 years ago
I’m going to be a lone voice and say it could work. You could aim for the effect of a coffered ceiling. What does the existing coving look like?
Katy Middleton
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3 years ago
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3 years ago
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Katy Middleton
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3 years ago
If we did I was going to match the hall
sarh123
3 years ago
Can I be cheeky and ask the colour of your hall please?!
Katy Middleton
Original Author
3 years ago
Oh course it's colour matched Laura Ashley eau de nil
Victoria
3 years ago
Lovely colour and lovely coving. I think it could work.
Katy Middleton
Original Author
3 years ago
Thank you :-)
Sophi Cole
2 years ago
May I ask what you ended up doing?

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