Fabric Frames - Page 2

Greg,
Thank you for taking the time to post the pics of the frame with your electrical box. I am at that stage where I have been pondering options and like your approach better than what I came up with.

Nice job on the panels.

Best regards
Don

You know the frames look really nice, but I think it is the lighting that really sets them off. If you had just room lighting without that wallwash effect I don't think they would look near as good. Again, great job.

The panels look really beautiful! Can you tell me what color/pattern of GOM this is?

Wow that looks good!!!

Craig

Greg,

Nice look!

Hi Greg,

Fantastic look. I love the beveled edges and am thinking of doing something very similar.

Question about the linocoustic and batting. How did you install that? Does it mount somehow in the frame itself or are you mounting the linocoustic on the wall with something like fender washers and then installing the frame over the linocoustic? Same question for the batting.

I'd also be super interested to hear more of your thoughts on the attachment method. That's been a trouble spot for me. Pros and cons of velcro vs liquid nials / brads. I've also been kicking around the idea of decorative bolts. I have three walls that slant inward at about a 45 degree so I've got some extra concerns about how secure the panel will be attached the wall. I'll be fighting gravity a little as opposed to a vertical wall.

Thanks so much for sharing your work. It's an inspiration! Great job.

J

JoeBryant
I am currently testing Commercial Velcro to decide if I will use it or not. I have it in the corner of my garage on the ceiling with a hammer hanging on it. Waiting to see if it hangs on long enough. So far so good. I am not parking my car underneath it thou.

Ozzie

Ozzie do you have a means of incrementally increasing weight till failure? I know crazy question.

Creative idea.. !!!

Craig

Outstanding work Greg,

I'm just starting construction on my HT and had similar idea in mind for wall treatment. I have one question regarding the inside corners where two walls come together.

How did you handle the bevels meeting in the corner??? I have tried to visualize how these will come together and can't seem to figure it out.

Holy CR*P MAN!!!

That is a lot of work!!

The system on my walls is a plastic track which is simply nailed into place. Then the fabric is stretched over that and pressed into the track with something resembling a pizza cutter. Makes it easy to change out the fabric later.

But man!!! Gotta admire the thought and design that went into all of this. The end results are stunning!!

Greg,

I didn't even think of that. I kept trying to continue to bevel detail through the corner. I'd like to see that close up when you have time to post it.

Thanks for the info.

Greg,

Great job! Looks sweet!

When you installed the panels under the soffits, I assume there was no backing behind the fabric? Was there any issues with the lights on the soffits? Did you just cut a hole and install the panel or did you frame out around the hole for the light using MDF? What kind of lights are those?

Thanks,

Bud

Very nice work Greg. We think along the same lines. I am impressed you had the patience to take pictures along the way.

I did something similar but with multiple, hanging, large panels throughout a multi-purpose room. I used 1" MDF (yes, messy) and a 1/4" piece of luan plywood on the back to give it the needed rigidity, triangulation and good staple material (I stapled the fabric on). Then I cut large holes in the 1/4" luan for a little airgap behind. I also added a little frame in the middle to put a nail into to hang pictures on it...strictly for the WAF...obviously not for performance.

Also, I use acousticotton (expensive) so if my kids use a panel as a "birm," banking off one as they round the couch, it doesn't damage the panel by compressing the dampening material. Nevertheless, my finish fabric (at $16/yrd) is more than half the price of my panel (discounting the time it took to make them).

As Greg knows, take your time, plan your project, and make sure you have the right tools. It is not hard to do...but man...it takes a TON of time and patience! If at all possible, practice on a single smaller panel before making a big materials commitment. That way you will know what you are really getting into, and if you are even capable of creating a finished product that meets your quality control requirement.

I wrote up something a while back for another AVS member that described my process, but my HD crashed last summer and I am not certain I still have it. If anyone is interested in it, pm me your email and I will see if I can find it. It is a big file since it has images.

Peter, out of curiousity, what is the plastic track you're talking about?

Greg, thanks for the response.

Sorry, to be OT. From your first picture it looks as though the lights are low voltage. I like the look of many small lights installed in/on the soffit. I have four sconces wired now, but they are very close to the front and back walls and am thinking of taking them out. I'm still in the frmaing/wiring phase, so it won't be hard to do. You mentioned seagule ... are these just the accent spots you find at HD that you put in cabinets. They're usually surface mounted or recessed?

I like your technique for your soffits. I did it the hard way. I actually framed mine out with 2x4s and need to figure out a way to add a tray for the rope lighting. Once I have the rope light tray, I'll use your technique for handling the fabric on the soffit.

Thanks again,

Bud

Greg,
You need to put transformer for those lights, right? Are they quiet? Where did you put them? Thanks.

Greg,
That is beautiful work! I was in a high-end HT store today. One of the rooms had individual panels covering all the walls and the price for those was something like $24,000!