Q. I requirement some recommendations as to what I can do to cover a mirrored wall. I can’t eliminate it since it is a rental unit. The space is rather big as well as the mirror is floor to ceiling as well as runs the whole length of one wall. Can you provide me some concepts for a temporary cover-up that I can eliminate when I move out? There will be some furniture against this wall such as a hutch for the TV as well as stereo.
— Helen
A. There are a number of style solutions to temporarily cover up your mirrored wall, depending upon budget plan as well as time. If you will be utilizing the mirrored wall as a backdrop for your TV hutch as well as other furniture, you can either cover part of the wall as well as leave some mirror exposed, or cover the entire wall. One simple solution is to introduce a “curtain wall” by installing simple curtain rods as close to the ceiling as possible. Hang neutral coloured material from ring-clips, making sure the material just touches the floor. If you plan on covering the entire wall, make sure that you leave a bit space between the furniture as well as the drapes to ensure that the material doesn’t look “tucked in”. You can likewise hang framed photos or mirrors from the ceiling that will seem like they are floating in front of the fabric, producing a whimsical look. Leave a area subjecting the mirrored wall in the middle of the curtains just wide sufficient to fit your hutch: this is likewise a innovative method of taking advantage of a few of the mirrored wall area however hiding most of the mirror you don’t want to see. depending upon the height of your hutch, believe about hanging an empty elaborate frame from the ceiling above your hutch, “framing” part of the mirrored wall for a creative, unique look.
If your time as well as budget plan allow, installing a rail on the ceiling (and floor, depending upon the ceiling height as well as weight of plywood needed) to home moving painted plywood sheets is a more costly as well as time-consuming solution. paint the new “wall” a colour that complements the rest of the space as well as the mirrored wall will be neatly tucked away from view.