What the hell to do with a really low ceiling (and a fireplace) - Tiki Carving

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Thu, Apr 8, 2004 1:23 AM Thanks for all the suggestions - the ceiling will almost certainly have postcards (now I've got to get some!), tapa cloth (also when I can get hold of some) etc, etc. I'll probably have a few things dangling down in places where people won't be walking round. I posted pics of the basement in this thread a while back: https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=6583&forum=7&5 and here's a photo of the fireplace: It's about 4 ft high while the ceiling is just over 6 feet, so sadly a Kahiki-esque facade is not possible. Having a basement at all in the UK is pretty rare, and we had to hunt high and low to find an affordable one. As it's difficult to get permission to build houses on 'green field sites' in the UK, land and housing costs are very very high. In London, this basement would be re-named a 'Garden Flat' and cost more than a 4 bedroom house in Florida! Luckily, we're a long way from London. Anyway, for the most part, I just intend to put shelves all over the place and fill the walls with prints, etc. The fireplace is a focal point, though, and it would be cool to have something impressive like a water feature/volcano inside it. Trader Woody [ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2004-04-08 01:24 ]

Thanks for all the suggestions - the ceiling will almost certainly have postcards (now I've got to get some!), tapa cloth (also when I can get hold of some) etc, etc. I'll probably have a few things dangling down in places where people won't be walking round.

I posted pics of the basement in this thread a while back:
https://tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=6583&forum=7&5
and here's a photo of the fireplace:

It's about 4 ft high while the ceiling is just over 6 feet, so sadly a Kahiki-esque facade is not possible.

Having a basement at all in the UK is pretty rare, and we had to hunt high and low to find an affordable one. As it's difficult to get permission to build houses on 'green field sites' in the UK, land and housing costs are very very high. In London, this basement would be re-named a 'Garden Flat' and cost more than a 4 bedroom house in Florida! Luckily, we're a long way from London.

Anyway, for the most part, I just intend to put shelves all over the place and fill the walls with prints, etc. The fireplace is a focal point, though, and it would be cool to have something impressive like a water feature/volcano inside it.

Trader Woody

[ Edited by: Trader Woody on 2004-04-08 01:24 ]

Post #85267 by Trader Woody on Thu, Apr 8, 2004 1:23 AM