Wow, that's an ugly solution for wiring. I'm so sorry for you that it hasn't been done in a nicer way. Boxing it in would do the job, but you're not allowed to drill the walls. Was this done through or by your landlord/lady? I would talk to them and perhaps they will allow you to box it in. This looks horrible. Otherwise painting it white would probably be the best solution. Good luck.

I am so happy to see you here! I will have to go back and see if i can retrieve my posts... thought I would make them into a little book for my daughter, with photos. Quick run-down on the bathroom (not travels, no time) - The kitchen has a rather elegant sliding door with beveled glass panels. Painted white, since this was the original colour. GD's new bathroom has the doors I had picked earlier; i thought of polishing them but decided sprayed automobile paint (on a resin primer) would wear better. Especially since it is such a small bathroom, and she is so splashy. I have this finish in my kitchen and it has lasted 15 years now. A tad chipped here and there, but only needs a wipe down once a week. Same finish for the balcony doors, also split like the bathroom. We have a new wardrobe, a study table with built-in shelves, and a small chest of drawers for her odds and ends. I want to re-tile the tiny balcony, more as a little statement. Currently we are looking at Portuguese tiles, though I did think a mosaic with a funky cat might be nice. Let me see the costing. The room will be painted a neutral adobe, with bright white woodwork and an off-white ceiling. This means she can go wild with cushions and covers. Other changes in the flat; We have changed the glass in the master bedroom and living room from small cramped panes to a single pane for each section with a 1" bevel all round. Doubles the cost of the glass, but looks so elegant! The air-conditioning is being re-located. The compressors were all mounted in the bedroom and living room balconies, which looked terrible and meant the balconies (very narrow, only 30" deep) couldn't be used for anything. Not even plants. So they are being moved so that the compressors can be mounted at the rear of the building. two down, one to go. Now we can put in some nice plants, fishtail palms etc. The kitchen counter on one side came out intact and will be reused elsewhere. I am planning overhead storage, cupboards, and a draining cupboard for plates and glasses. Right now there is no dish washer, though a place is earmarked, but for now I will put in a cupboard with steel racks for cups, glasses and plates, all hidden behind pressed glass doors. This is all in the planning stage.... Pictures in a little while, they are mostly on my ipad and don't transfer well to the mac. They come without numbers... so I have to rename the or something. Somebody tell me how to do this!

Hi grekx, Here are some ideas from previous projects of ours. You may find more on our profile and add what you like to your ideabooks. We specialize in ceilings. It would help if you can post pictures of what your area looks like now. In the above picture, there were ducts to be covered, but the owner didn't want to lower the entire ceiling to cover them. Below, the same idea of using curvy shapes, but the duct to be covered was on a wall instead of a ceiling. The designer (Idevoks Design) used printed translucent stretch ceiling material and turned the problem into a gorgeous backlit design feature. Here, the shapes were kept more structured and rectilinear. Here, a drywall bulkhead around the perimeter of the room hides ducts and other equipment, while the printed stretch ceiling in the middle (tray ceiling) is the design feature.

A photo or two would be helpful.