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Another in the "what were they thinking?" file: indirect fluorescent lighting reflected off of chartreuse/lime walls. Um, yeah. (John, you've got to see the demo when you get back! It's special.)

There is definitely too much ambient whitish light in our space. A coworker has already offered to help install a bead curtain if I produce one and promise not to implicate him. (To clarify: this was his suggestion, not mine.) Bead curtains don't come off-the-shelf in 9-foot lengths, though, so I don't know. Could be fun with the right beads, but it would have to be hand-made. Or we might be able to do something clever with thick-enough (or dense-enough) fabric. Or maybe some of each.

The distance between the top of the wall and the ceiling is 22 inches. The walls are 5 inches deep. Anchoring from the ceiling might be difficult. We ought to be able to do something interesting with this space, though.

I like the suggestion of the "cave" motif, including bats and phosphorescent moss (well, reasonable facsimiles). I wonder what we can do with this.

I'm betting that if I post this, I'll come back from Simchat Torah to some amusing suggestions. As you might infer, "tasteful" can be trumped by "fun". :-)

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Oooh, an interesting puzzle.

[miz-hatbox.livejournal.com]

But lengths of prestrung beads can be bought by the spool! (for use as trim, for example)

Or, Get 2 bead curtains and cut pieces of one to create extensions for the other.

Or a pressure-mounted shower rod, to be attached/hung at a lower level from which the bead curtain could be hung to the ground.

[dvarin.livejournal.com]

How about just the existence of day-glo chartreuse walls to begin with?

Tacking some light fabric up as a ceiling might also be good.

wooden wall-ceiling frame?

[brokengoose.livejournal.com]

5"-thick walls will hold a 2x4 with room to spare. If you make a frame that's 21 and 3/4 inches high, a bit of foam rubber on the top and bottom of the frame would probably hold it in place without requiring a permanent ceiling anchor (or, in the worst case, a bit of string or something non-permanent).

Once you have a frame, you can cover it with beads, fabric, or even macaroni sprayed with gold paint. Just be prepared to discover that the walls and/or ceiling aren't quite as straight as your own carpentry.

Personally, I'd think about a few psychedelic posters with a small blacklight directed at them. It'd amuse people who should be amused and horrify people who should be horrified.

[aliza250.livejournal.com]

Filler for the gap between walls and ceiling:

22-inch-high wooden palisade.

Upholstered bolsters, perhaps with matching fabric on one or more of the walls to deal with light reflections.

The top-edging from a fancy fabric pavilion. (I know what I'm thinking of, but I don't think I'm describing it clearly.)

Hang some of those fake bamboo screens from the ceiling - they're pretty light, even a drop ceiling should support them. (I have some in both white and brown, I think I've seen pale blue, also.)

Empty 2-liter soda bottles lined up along the top of the partition. (Do any sodas still come in those translucent green plastic bottles?)

The weight of de-labelled soda bottles filled with tinted water would be too much, unfortunately, though you might be able to fake it by swirling paint on the insides.

Furnace filters are pretty lightweight and come in some interesting patterns.

[aliza250.livejournal.com]

The day after Halloween, you'll be able to stock up on fake spiderwebs at discount prices.

Cave dwelling

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

Put labels on the equipment as well, "Bat-computer", "Bat-analyzer", etc. :D :D :D
-- Dagonell