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Is coving old fashioned / out of fashion?

I’ve reserved a new build house and we are scheduled to complete end of October. I absolutely love the decor/fixtures and fittings, the only thing missing that I’m thinking of having put in is some coving. I’d like to have a grey/neutral wallpapered feature wall in the bedrooms, and given I’ve only ever lived in properties with coving I can’t quite picture whether the wallpaper would look “right” without the coving to somewhat soften it.

I may just be completely out of touch/old fashioned (I’m 34 going on 54), just wanted to get some opinions on whether this would be congruent with a clean/modern/neutral look…
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  • cattie
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    Coving really softens the look of a room & to me properties without at least coving in the main room look rather stark. Things such as coving don't really come into & out of fashion to my mind & even if they did, it's your house so you choose what you'd prefer.
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  • NSG666
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    I guess it depends on the style of property and how it's furnished e.g. it might not go with a minimalist look but  agree with cattie that it can stop it looking too hard and stark.

    I'm on with decorating and minor renovations to our house and wasn't going to bother but when nosing around houses for sale in our village on the internet, so some similar style, we thought the ones with coving looked better and less 'office' like.
    Sorry I can't think of anything profound, clever or witty to write here.
  • EssexExile
    EssexExile Posts: 6,343 Forumite
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    Don't worry about fashion, it's what you want that matters. You're not going to keep changing things at the whim of a new fashion trend.

    But I'm weird, I like artex. :p
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  • rach_k
    rach_k Posts: 2,248 Forumite
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    I think coving is classic rather than old fashioned, but I would only have it on high ceilings.  On a lower ceiling, I think it would make the ceiling look even lower, which I wouldn't want.
  • I've always had coving in my previous houses - it hides a multitude of sins, but I'm now starting to thing that it looks dated, especially in modern rooms with low ceilings.
  • Grenage
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    If you like coving, get coving; our opinions are meaningless. :)

    I like coving, but like Essex I also like patterned artex ceilings.
  • greensalad
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    edited 2 September 2021 at 4:09PM
    I'm a fan of sympathetic design, not design for the sake of it. I wouldn't put coving in a modern house personally but I think it should be retained or added back in, in properties where it is appropriate. 

    I dislike putting older things into newer houses, I think it looks dumb. I'm currently researching ripping out a Victorian style fireplace in a 1960s house because it looks stupid as hell.
  • NSG666
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    I wonder whether each of us are having different visions of the coving. I was thinking of the simple C profile rather than anything elaborate. Another thing in the mix is that it's easier to retro-fit than it is to remove it especially as the plasterers don't finish right to the edge if they know coving will cover the joint between ceiling and walls.

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    Sorry I can't think of anything profound, clever or witty to write here.
  • stuart45
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    Grenage said:
    If you like coving, get coving; our opinions are meaningless. :)

    I like coving, but like Essex I also like patterned artex ceilings.
    When done properly with the comb so it radiates from the lights in the centre I think that it looks really good as well.
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