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Ideas for Wall decoration in void over family area

Funeelaa Thubassam

2 years ago

Hi,

My house is under construction. We have void over family area. I need ideas for TV wall. The wall is about 5.1m and 4.5 wide. I am planning to have wall hung tv unit and 75 inch TV and it will cover the gray area only and painted part of the wall will be empty.

I need ideas how to decorate the top of the wall. Its a long wall. I dont want it to look empty.

I thought tiling half wall or decorating with wall paper. Or have mirrors at the top area (painted area).

Ideas greatly appreciated.

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jen876

2 years ago

last modified: 2 years ago

A statement pendant light could look good. It would add some interest up high, without dividing the wall

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K s
2 years ago
You don’t want to cut the wall in half by doing something different at the top, what ever you do needs to be done to the whole wall, some kind of wood paneling or even as you say a wall paper
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macyjean
2 years ago
What did you want the void for? It's additional space to heat/cool and it sounds as if it's a dilemma for you rather than something you had a vision for? Is the house based on a builders display home? If so, how was it presented?

Sometimes multiheight walls and voids can allow a particularly large artwork to be displayed and it can look amazing if you get the proportions right. But if you have the tv below that might not work for you. I think overdoing the furniture and decor on a soaring wall can end up looking cluttered and kitsch. There's nothing wrong with an empty wall, the architecture itself is the feature not the decorative spacefillers.

Mirrors make me wonder about the windows on the left and the light as unless carefully planned you could end up with unwelcome reflections and glare.

You could enhance the wall with colour or pattern. But the whole wall. I agree with K s. Do not visually cut the wall in half.
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Kate
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Wall paper the whole area?
dreamer
2 years ago
Less is more....
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bigreader
2 years ago
I would make sure the tv is bigger enough for the space and then wait until after you’ve moved in and re-evaluate what the space needs, if anything.
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dreamer
2 years ago
Something like this.
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Vee Bee
2 years ago
I agree with the above don’t cut the wall in half. The height of the wall is a beautiful feature and yes a light fitting to suit your deco, whether modern or more traditional will make a great statement and draw the eye up to appreciate the grand scale of your lovely void and it wont be an empty hollow above. But the person who said less is more was spot on. You also need to finish renos before adding any extras like paintings and add your furniture as it could all just not work as a whole. Good luck but how exciting.
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User
2 years ago
It sounds like you are essentially making a feature out of the TV , so 2 thoughts .

The TV is 75 inch -- get a couple of smaller abstract brighter artworks , personally I'd get 2 different styles and 2 different sizes ( somewhere around 600x1000 for 1 . 800x1200 for the other . Mount them at different heights , different oddsets from the centreline of the TV . This makes it all sort of arty , but also the pictures are an okay size , but make the TV look even bigger .

The other option would be to mount the TV higher ( around 2 metres up ) at a bit of an angle , then do nice shelves with objects d'art or books or whatever low and wide . That uses the height to make it more like a theatre experience , while a very wide , almost oversized , set of shelves adds to the drama .

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