Anyone have wall decor ideas that would help with noise reduction?

Lori
by Lori
Looking for DIY ideas for wall decor that would help to reduce noise levels in a small community room.
  13 answers
  • Shira Shira on Dec 14, 2016

    I hear that using fabric wall hangings helps absorb noise in a room.

  • Peg Hobbs Peg Hobbs on Dec 14, 2016

    Hang a tapestry, quilt or fabric art.


  • Swinnen Lisette Swinnen Lisette on Dec 15, 2016

    Also eggboxes, but you need a lot of them then..

  • Jean Myles Jean Myles on Dec 15, 2016

    I also was going to say fabric

  • Emily Emily on Dec 15, 2016

    Could you post a picture of the wall(s) in question?

  • Emily Emily on Dec 15, 2016

    Oh this isn't a room in a house. Are you trying to reduce the noise coming in or going out? What is the purpose this room is used for? Is it a meeting place or a room in some kind of a housing situation, or in a school or what? That all depends on the noise reduction choice. Also of course budget is an important issue.

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    • Mellissa Fuller Mellissa Fuller on Dec 30, 2016

      The more soft things in the room, the more sound will be absorbed. Think draperies (use a double layer), wall-hangings, carpet, double-up on tablecloths, add a table runner down the center of each table and add cloth napkins. Even chair covers, most of this can be rented or buy bargain fabric by the bolt and make your own by serging the raw edges.

      Make sure your overhead lights can be dimmed. People tend to speak more quietly when in soft lighting.

  • Susie Rufener Susie Rufener on Dec 16, 2016

    Cork tiles

  • Tova Pearl Tova Pearl on Dec 18, 2016

    what a great idea to use cork tiles! you'll definitely get an unusual look that way, and they can be decorated with acrylic paint.

  • Emily Emily on Dec 19, 2016

    Lori it seems to me that since the noise is being generated within the room, it might be well to have baffles or some kind of noise absorber within the room. Maybe curtains that can be pulled (like in hospitals) or even four sided columns that are on casters and covered with carpeting or sound absorbers. These could also served as bulletin boards!

  • Edean Edean on Mar 20, 2017

    That room is as big as my 1900 farm house.To sound proof that would cost a great deal of money.I would suggest doing it the same way the musicians build there sound proof studios if you can afford it.

  • Teresa Teresa on Apr 02, 2017

    its the floors not so much the walls. You need some mats

  • Susan Bechamp Susan Bechamp on Apr 02, 2017

    With the high ceilings, perhaps you could hang multiple height baffles from the ceiling to break up the sound waves. Think how ceiling hung mobiles look. Keep the items light weight. Example: colorful kites or paper lanterns hung with monofilament. Even flags or banners would help. Just don't obscure the lighting.

    In addition to draperies, soft art on the walls or cork paneled privacy screens up against the walls in an accordion style will also absorb sound. Flat, hard, smooth surfaces amplify sound. Someone else mentioned egg cartons. You could build several wood frames from 1x2's and cover the back with foam board and line the inside with egg cartons. Staple fabric of choice to the front - wrapping the fabric around the frame and stapling it to the back side. They'll be light weight and can hang on the wall with a French cleat or picture hanging kits. Look how movie theaters treat their walls and ceilings and duplicate the effect in your space.

  • Roanne Roanne on Apr 26, 2017

    Cloth art panels would help - the thicker the better.