How do I dampen my listening environment?


I finally pulled out the carpet in my music room and restored the original maple flooring. I love the way it looks but with plaster and hardwood, I have a cave-like sonic envirenment. Beyond rugs and carpets, does anyone have ay ideas about developing my room acoustics? I really need to take the bright edge down.
Thanks!
larseand

Showing 1 response by stehno

Yes, your wood floors may indeed look gorgeous, but what you need now is a gorgeous area rug to accent the room and floor and minimize some of those reflections. Also, lots of oversized Pottery Barn floor-to-ceiling velvet draperies will help immensely.

Then along the floor borders stack a few oversized accent pillows randomly. Finally, add some soft lighting around the perimeter of the room to further highlight the wood flooring still exposed.

This should be a good compromise between aesthetics and room acoustics plus it gives you an opportunity to show off your design talents while still highlighting your cool refinished floor.

-IMO