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In Reply to: Nothing new but a different look posted by Peter Gunn on April 20, 2007 at 19:52:13:
A suggestion, you'd make it look a lot better by making wood frames, stretching white fabric over them, and putting them over the tiles. Given the number of tiles, it would take a while, but it would really dress things up.Also, the bright blue and wood don't go well (subjective, depends on what you like). A more neutral light tan would look nice.
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"A suggestion, you'd make it look a lot better by making wood frames, stretching white fabric over them, and putting them over the tiles. Given the number of tiles, it would take a while, but it would really dress things up." - First I'm not sure what you mean, and second wouldn't this be a redundant treatment? And as a redundant treatment it would not diffuse the same way the tiles would so it would be innefective. Also, you really are getting a poor impression of the overall scope. Those pics make the ceiling look very high. It is not. The cross beams are only 72 inches above the floor (I'm 6 foot and just fit under them standing, my friend is 6' 3" and has to stoop when in the room) It's much smaller looking and "cozy" in person and the amount of tiles are not so obvious.
"Also, the bright blue and wood don't go well (subjective, depends on what you like). A more neutral light tan would look nice." - Obviously I can't change the wood color, and I did actually order tan tiles first when I did this only the color was atrocious in person and I had to send them back and use blue for the whole thing. It really didn't work. It was the old case of making due with what was available.
The idea is to cover the tiles with an acoustically transparent fabric. You build a wood frame that goes around the tiles, and is slightly deeper than the tiles, then stretch the fabric over it. The tiles sit inside the frame. They still do their job, you just can't see them. You end up with what looks like professional sound treatments, rather than bare blue foam.Definitely don't change the wood, that's an asset. You are correct that the perspective is off, but if it's a small room, then you really want to avoid dark colors, as they make it look smaller. The blue paint I'm talking about is on the side wall and on the doors to the crawlspace. It's possible that's not paint, can't tell from the images.
Oh God, the room was all white originally and it looked awful, just awful. It really didn't work at all. I understand fully the clean nordic ski lodge look you are talking about and that was my original goal but it just was not working up there. I don't know why but it did not, and everyone agreed it did not.Your foam covering plan is never going to happen. It's 2 years and the door to the record cabinet isn't done. Do you see wood and fabric frames getting made for ALL those tiles? I don't :^ )
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