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Hi all,
I have this problem. I'm planning to turn my livingroom into a combined hometheater and.. uh livingroom. So I need a screen that can be easily removed or made to disappear when not in use. The obvious solution would be a regular retractable screen. But I don't want to drill holes in my ceiling, I want to do as little damage as possible to my apartment. Also even the housing of a retractable screen would look ugly hanging over my windows. A cornice to hide it inside is one option, but then again I spent a considerable time putting up these fancy.. what are they called.. baseboard but around the ceiling, not around the floor. Ceilingboard? "taklist" in Swedish.
A cornice would obscure these as well as require drilling of holes in the ceiling.
So, I've designed a retractable screen that disappears to the left rather than up into the ceiling. I think it's fairly simple, but will take many hours to realize. It works much like a big curtain, but is stretched. I thought I'd share my sketches with the world and you can tell me if you foresee any problems. Specifically I'm not sure how the screen material will behave. When retracted, the material should fold fairly well. When stretched, it should stretch evenly in all directions.
Sketches below...
I have this problem. I'm planning to turn my livingroom into a combined hometheater and.. uh livingroom. So I need a screen that can be easily removed or made to disappear when not in use. The obvious solution would be a regular retractable screen. But I don't want to drill holes in my ceiling, I want to do as little damage as possible to my apartment. Also even the housing of a retractable screen would look ugly hanging over my windows. A cornice to hide it inside is one option, but then again I spent a considerable time putting up these fancy.. what are they called.. baseboard but around the ceiling, not around the floor. Ceilingboard? "taklist" in Swedish.
So, I've designed a retractable screen that disappears to the left rather than up into the ceiling. I think it's fairly simple, but will take many hours to realize. It works much like a big curtain, but is stretched. I thought I'd share my sketches with the world and you can tell me if you foresee any problems. Specifically I'm not sure how the screen material will behave. When retracted, the material should fold fairly well. When stretched, it should stretch evenly in all directions.
Sketches below...