Noisy Bedroom. The well-dressed wall tips.
Sunday, December 7th, 2008If noise from traffic or neighbors disturbs your peace in the bedroom, muffle it: cover the walls with fabric.
Your choices:
- Hire a fabric workroom or wall upholsterer. An expert will apply padded and fabric-wrapped panels to your walls or frame out the wall with wood strips to which the fabric is staple-gunned. It need not be all over the room, you can upholster just the wall that’s between you and the noise, or the wall behind your bed.
- Curtain the wall instead; it’s easier and soft-looking. The traditional method is to affix a brass rod under the crown molding, another above the baseboard; the fabric, tightly gathered, is held taut between the two. For extra soundproofing, staple batting up first.
