What to do with this wasted space
What would you do?
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Debra on Dec 07, 2014Is the back or sides accesible from another room? Maybe enclose it and make it a secret room from that other room. Or use the space to decorate seasonally.Helpful Reply
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Jessica C on Dec 07, 2014I would put a big vase up there with some faux willow sticks and maybe a couple of decorative glass balls. It would make it look more like a contemporary gallery instead of a dead space.Helpful Reply
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Shira on Dec 08, 2014I have seen spaces similar to yours used to display objects that represent the family or the families style. For example, a globe and some travel books and framed maps for the family who likes to travel...Helpful Reply
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Patti kelley on Dec 08, 2014Possibly a large decorative plate with you family initial in the centerHelpful Reply
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Cyndie S on Dec 08, 2014I've seen these high alcoves alot. They're perfect for seasonal decor, but the pieces have to be BIG bec they're seen from the floor. Hide 1-2 uplights behind your pieces, Weight your design toward the R (outside) wall to draw the eye toward the outdoors or center a huge dramatic piece on the wall with a few "silk" plants on the shelf part to hide the uplights. My brain is racing with ideas--wish I had this space!Helpful Reply
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Z on Dec 09, 2014Since your home is on the market, I would leave it blank. No sense drawing attention to a spot that's hard to decorate. I'd also paint the back wall to match the rest of the walls.Helpful Reply
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Carol on Dec 09, 2014I like to decorate those spaces with a vignette of objects. If you have your house on the market, use something simple and neutral (baskets, a large vase with twigs or a few books with a globe), but nothing that is personal to your family. :-) Don't forget some lighting to accentuate the space.Helpful Reply
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Stacey on Dec 09, 2014As a Licensed REALTOR and owner of a Professional Home Staging company, it would be important to put something there if your home is on the market. I'm not sure if your home is staged or not but the purpose of home staging is to address awkward spaces like this and show the Buyer how they can live in the space. Not knowing how the rest of the home is decorated already makes it hard to say what exactly you should put there or even if you should paint that space. However, everyone's recommendation on putting something substantial and neutral is correct. Most times a nice sculpture or a set of properly sized and placed vases would make a difference.Helpful Reply
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Gail Salminen on Dec 09, 2014@Debra Bullis I like the idea of vases with some tall bamboo or something like that in them - you can get them at Walmart for a good price. You might also want to put an extra large clock or mirror in the center - good place to shop for them is Homesense and Walmart again - Home sense has a larger size in these types. You could also use a large sized metal scape - these can be spray pained as well, most of mine come from Homesense. If you want to go all out you could make a do it yourself swag - just get a long length of light fabric in a complimentary colour - hang a hook on either side and loop the fabric on both the hooks with a swoop of fabric between the hooks. Do let us know what you do with pics :) Thanks for posing the question.Helpful Reply
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Debra Bullis on Dec 10, 2014Thanks everyone who responded. Still not sure what we are going to do, but if/when we get it done, I'll post pictures. It is an awkward space and is only accessible with the help of an extension ladder. No access otherwise. I've always thought it would be cool to get some sails and hang up and backlight, but that would be an expensive option. Not that we know anything about sailing, just kinda liked the idea. I just wish it was so hard to get up there. I also would have liked to have built a bridge of sorts from where I took the picture over to it and created a reading space, but that would be extremely expensive. Again, thanks for all of your ideas. - debraHelpful Reply
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Lana Baker on Dec 10, 2014I think this would make a great space for a library with a movable ladder to access the books. I don't know if this is in a living room, or which room it is, but everyone needs a place to keep reading material.Helpful Reply
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Marion Nesbitt on Dec 11, 2014Definitely like the idea of some lighting, having a large vase with branches, maybe a large piece of art. You can't hide it, so accentuate it. Go big. (Daughter had one of these difficult to access spaces but it was over the stairs going to her basement. She bought a bamboo shade to cover the front. Used it to store a ton of things.)Helpful Reply
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Sharon on Dec 12, 2014If there is a room on the other side of this wall, block this up and access from the other side into a fitted wardrobe.Helpful Reply
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Lori on Dec 12, 2014What about getting a framed piece of stained glassaHelpful Reply
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Lori on Dec 12, 2014Sorry, a stained glass piece in a large size similar shape to the opening and hang it by two chains. You might be able to rent something from a staging co. or make your own out of a sheet of glass and a stained glass decal from Home Depot. It is so High up it doesn't need to be perfect or expensive.Helpful Reply
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Connie Paiva on Dec 13, 2014lean a large mirror it will give the illusion the space is larger.Helpful Reply
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Buster Evans on Feb 16, 2015I didnt read ALL the posts but what I myself saw there would be the"Live-Laugh-love"in stand alone words or letters...Helpful Reply
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Neal Osborne-Owens on Aug 25, 2015Get 3 old window frames to hang as art.Helpful Reply
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