I need your help! Last week I posted Chapter 1: Our Move: The Good, the Bad and The Ugly where I showed you ‘The Bad’ damage we had to many of our furniture pieces, lamps and other belongings from our recent move. I also blogged about ‘The Good’: The exterior of our beautiful new home!
Today’s post is about ‘The Ugly’….you know those things in a home that drive you nuts, that completely bug you and you ask:
Why did the builder put this light switch in the middle of the only non-window wall? (I had that problem in a previous home!)
Or why did the previous homeowner actually choose a decorative Sante Fe/Aztec themed tile to place in the backsplash as a design feature? (I also have this problem in our new home, which I will ask your help for in another post!)
Well today, my concern is this ugly wall vent.
We hung a flat screen TV last weekend on a wall which also has a big white ugly wall vent. It was the only wall that we could place the TV.
So how can I disguise this white vent that sticks out by the corner of the TV? (Ignore the mess that’s on top of the chest!)
It’s driving me crazy because of course I want to hide it, but I can’t cover it up completely or that will cause a problem with air flow.
Seeking your help! How would you disguise this wall vent? Have you found a solution for an ugly wall vent in your home?
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Jessica Kielman says
August 15, 2012 at 12:11 pmokay…first thought, spray paint it gray for now so it will blend in. Second thought…build something vented out of wood that goes across the entire length of the tv. Like a shelf with slats that you can put things on top of. Third, find an old shutter, paint it, then hang it horizontally across the top of the tv over the vent. With the slats, you should still get air flow, right? Thank you for giving me something to think about after my kids left for school…it was way too quiet here!
Four Marrs and One Venus says
September 5, 2012 at 3:56 amSmart Girl!!!!
Heather says
August 15, 2012 at 12:21 pmThanks Jessica for your tips! All very helpful…..I thought of painting it too, but it would still bug me! I like the shelf and shutter idea…I will have to keep my eye out for a shutter. What exactly did you mean by a shelf with slats? Like a floating shelf?
setapartdesigns says
August 15, 2012 at 4:08 pmI found this on the pottery barn site this morning. Just make it a little larger and paint everything inside the frame including the vent black maybe.
http://www.potterybarn.com/design-studio/articles/choose-storage.html
Heather says
August 16, 2012 at 2:52 amDo you know how much I LOVE Pottery Barn??? THis is so me! Luv,luv, luv this idea!! I am going to see if hubs can help me make this! Thanks dear for this awesome suggestion! I think it would look super great with the inside painted black with the wall grate painted too!
Shannon says
August 15, 2012 at 1:16 pmYou could paint the vent the same colour as the wall. Or you could do a gallery wall around the tv and the vent would blend in with the frames.
xo,
Shannon
Heather says
August 16, 2012 at 2:26 amGreat idea to paint it….that would help for sure, but I think it would still bug me! I’m terrible I know!! I love the gallery wall idea….Ikea here I come for some frames 🙂 Thanks for all your helpful suggestions Shannon!
Lyssalove says
August 15, 2012 at 2:45 pmThere are decorative vent covers you can buy, or you can make something like she did: http://ladywiththeredrocker.com/2011/10/26/diy-ventgrate-cover/
but if you were to do that I would suggest centering the TV with it so there is not this random off center decoration above your TV, lol!
<3 alyssa
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Heather says
August 16, 2012 at 2:34 amWell that’s a really clever idea to create your own decorative cover!! I really like that idea!! Thanks for putting on your thinking cap for me Lyssalove!! So sweet of you to suggest this….really, why do builders put a dang grate at the top of the wall like that? Total eyesore!
Amy - while wearing heels says
August 16, 2012 at 1:04 amThat would bother me as well. Sounds like your readers have come to your rescue with some suggestions that might work. I, unfortunately, do not have any but I can’t wait to see what you do.
Heather says
August 16, 2012 at 2:56 amYes, Amy there are some fantastic ideas here…love the help I get from my bloggy friends! This is why I love blogging so much, that we are here to bounce ideas off of, make new friends and help each other out! I will post my solution once I have it all figured out!
Four Marrs and One Venus says
September 5, 2012 at 3:57 amLooks like you have so much help! I love all the ideas!! Ohhh I can’t wait to see what you do!
Karen Guglich says
November 29, 2016 at 1:47 pmCan you send me a pic of what you did? I have this exact same problem. The pottery barn link isn’t leading me to anything but tables right now.
Karen
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heather says
December 3, 2016 at 6:56 pmKaren -believe it or not I haven’t done anything! Our bedroom makeover has taken a back burner while we updated other rooms in the house! I think I’m going to hang a canvas art piece on it and bump it out using plastic bumpers on the back of the canvas so that the air can still flow into the vent ….and create a little gallery wall around the TV. Once I finish it I’ll definitely post about what I did!