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What style of internal coving would suit this property?

10 years ago

I'd love to know which coving and ceiling rose you could envisage for the ground floor living room. it has high ceilings and was built in 1903 in Devon, close to some similar victorian town houses that are very ornate inside with very sensational coving features.
The property is the middle one painted cream. We'd like to make the most of traditional features, the coving was already taken out so I've nothing to compare to.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.

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Milestone Design Ltd

10 years ago

I'd look at the most traditional 'Egg & Dart' but consider other features when choosing.

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Luciana
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Hi Jesse,

Our house was missing most of its original features when we bought it; luckily for us, we managed to find a company in Cardiff that makes moulded plasterware. They helped us chose some Victorian designs they thought appropriate for the house, but also were simple enough to go with our rather modern style (I'm sure you can find a similar company in Devon) http://www.fibrofix.co.uk/what-we-do-straight-run-cornices.php
(I think we went for New Victorian for the living room, Alexandra for halls and X.L. Straight Run for master bedroom)

Also, have a look at what my mother-in-law has; the wealth of original features was one of the reasons she bought that house (click on the links below the photos).

http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/5800709/thumbs/finished-house
http://www.houzz.com/projects/306977/Monica-s
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I agree with Victoria - it all depends on the house. If it’s a Victorian property with high ceilings and the original coving has been ripped out, then yes - replacing it would be great. However if it’s a more modern property with lower ceilings, don’t add something that wouldn’t have been there. Personally I really don’t like it when modern properties have had fake historic features added - it looks a bit odd, and it could even devalue your property.
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jessegee
Original Author
10 years ago
Thats lovely, easy on the eye and yet adds character. They are almost an exact match to the basic shape ad layout of our room, although our windows are taller rather than squarer, so we must be slightly more victorian than edwardian. We have that lovely wood floor too, but not the panelling and stained glass, would love to add that. That fireplace in your mums room ( ? ) is beautiful, I like both. I dont know whether to have a plain coving and decorative rose, with a chandelier ...
Luciana
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
Stained glass is original, we added the panelling (B&Q) and all the skirting boards and architraves are new. We chose a very simple ceiling rose for our LVR. Almost everything in my MIL's house is original, she had the fireplaces restored (someone covered the marble surround in her living room in black paint).

What is your overall style? What appeals to you? Do you prefer something rather simple or more ornate? Go visit a couple of neighbours and see what they have and how you like it and then decide.

Best of luck!
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Luciana
10 years ago
Have a look at this https://www.houzz.com/magazine/how-to-bring-out-your-homes-character-with-trim-stsetivw-vs~22183892
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Snaggy
10 years ago
Hows the wind where you are ...bad here in Exeter !
jessegee
Original Author
10 years ago
Gosh snaggy, lovely to talk to a local hehe! Winds awful in Seaton , sea wall breached, and the cafe loos smashed to bits, but we're dry from being up the hill a bit, and better off than so many others. My friend has a cottage on the river Exe in Exmoor, nightmare.
Hope youre hanging onto your hat too!
jessegee
Original Author
10 years ago
I love these images, haven;t quite refined them into one cohesive design yet. believe it or not its narrowed from hundreds, I love so many things.
jessegee
Original Author
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
oh, and as I'm by the sea, I'd like a little nod to nautical with these two items ...the daft thing is, I haven't got any living room photos yet, any suggestions that brings this look into this living room/kitchen?
jessegee
Original Author
10 years ago
living room / kitchen
jessegee
Original Author
10 years ago
last modified: 10 years ago
I have a question for Milestone, if I had sculpted plain deep coving with undulations, would it look okay to have an egg and dart ceiling rose , with a chandelier?
jessegee
Original Author
10 years ago
we did the coving.
It has made such a difference, well worth it.
mrshste
8 years ago
That looks lovely! It really finishes off a room.

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