How can I blend two different cornices at a corner?

[noideamad]

Hi, I'm getting a wall removed betwen my kitchen and lounge. There is currently two very different styles of cornice in the two rooms. The ceiling is all the same level so once the wall comes out I'll the problem of what to do with the cornice. A builder suggest mitering off the lounge cornice at the two corners and then square setting the kitchen since most of the kitchen will be being gutted and replastered anyway. Is this a common practice. I've never seen it done before so dont know if it would look silly or not. Does anyone have any ideas on how to do this, or where I might get some tips, or pics on similar situations?

Cheers

[Burnsy]

I have square set in my kitchen and it looks good. I don't have any mitred cornices though as my kitchen is a different ceiling height to the adjoining rooms so it just looks like bulkheads.


Why can't you redo the kitchen with the same cornice that is in the lounge? If you can't get one to match why not rip ouut the lounge cornice as well and replace the whole lot with a new profile? It may cost a bit more but it will make the renovation seemless and this is important for resale.

[rod@plasterbrok]

I would remove the wall but make a plaster beam about 200mm deep then you can run the cornice along the beam.

The only other way that makes any sense at all is to remove all the cornice in one of the rooms and replace it with the other. Then it will all match.

Cheers Rod

[Skew ChiDAMN!!]

I have seen medallions placed on outside corners to help hide mixed profiles - mainly on the more ornate Victorian style stuff.

It doesn't really hide the discrepancy but it does make it less noticeable... enough so that it becomes one of those things people don't notice unless you point it out. :shrug:

[noideamad]

so I take it by these comments that my builder might not have done much plaster work before. I agree that the best way to solve this is take all the cornice off and start again, I was just looking for an easier option. I suppose I am at no loss to just see what it looks like, and then decide if I want to rip all the cornice out of the lounge.

[rod@plasterbrok]

I know what the answer will be!!

Get it right 1st time around IMO.

[Ivan in Oz]

Go the Plaster Beam,
or else,
just a Bulkhead.......Nah!:no::no:

Plaster Beam!:2tsup:

[China]

Cornice is so cheap just replace the lot, try to cut corners and it will end up looking like crapp!

[DaveD-75]

Cornice is so cheap just replace the lot, try to cut corners and it will end up looking like crapp!

Couldn't agree more. The little bit you spend now is worth far more in the long run on resale value etc when you end up with a neat job all round.