to cove or not to cove kitchen/living area

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joshea

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have open plan kitchen/living

The kitchen/living in rectangular

Would like to put coving up in living but not sure how it would look over the kitchen units!!!

Any advise?:confused:

Its a standard height ceiling?
 
I would go ahead and cove it. I did it about 18 months ago. I put a nice decorative coving in the sitting room but kept it simple in the kitchen/diner. It looks well and just finishes off the kitchen/diner nicely.
 
Emiso said:
To be honest I think coving looks a bit outdated nowadays.
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+1

I wouldn't go for coving either (unless it's a period property), and definitely not if your high level kitchen units have any kind of coving/decorative feature.

Builders and painters especially will always try to get you to put in coving as it makes their job a lot easier. Clean lines look much nicer in my opinion.
 
really this is a case of 'you say tamata and i say tomato' ultimately its down to what you yourself likes as no one here can see either the kitchen or the new units, but personally i cove it .there are all types and designs now in coving to suit any application really. old house, you wont go wrong with a nice 'egg and dart' . now you've 2 posts for and 2 against
 
Now 3-2 against coving. I think coving only looks good in a period property with the really high ceilings. Not suitable in new houses as makes room smaller
 
Count me in the pro-coving camp, so 3 all! I think simple (non-ornate) coving can look great in any home, regardless of age. It's never going to be a focal point, but it can finish off a room very nicely and give a bit of character, especially in newer places that can look very square and characterless. So I say go for it.
 
Coving is a lazy man's way of hiding poor work jointing & painting at ceiling level.

Clean lines, simple strong colours in a current house, leave coving to the manor houses.

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I would put coving up myself especially in living area, but it depends on your style, if your a minimalist or show house type of person then no coving is probably better, if like me you prefer a more lived in look (messy basically ;)) and prefer a more traditional feel to your furniture and decoration then coving would look great.

Oh and I disagree with the other poster about it being lazy mans way of finishing as we have coving in some areas and not in others, and the areas with no coving is finished perfectly
 
Rois said:
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I wouldn't go for coving either (unless it's a period property), and definitely not if your high level kitchen units have any kind of coving/decorative feature.
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I would have thought that coving would not enhance a period house. Do you not mean cornice? Coving is plain but cornice has a patterned face.
 
Arabella said:
I would have thought that coving would not enhance a period house. Do you not mean cornice? Coving is plain but cornice has a patterned face.
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Would really depend on the type of house and ceiling height etc. Cornice is lovely on high ceilings but could be over-powering in say a small victorian cottage.
 
Thanks for opinions people
I have drawn from this to keep it simple and easy on the eye.
Nothing too fussy that will draw attention to the low ceilings.

I like coving as it seem to soften where the ceiling meets the wall.
My concern was whether I would actually put it over the kitchen units and I think I will, - just keep it simple

Thanks everyone - its great to hear the different opinions.
 
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