OK Summitposters, we all know you can climb. Plenty of you can build a climbing wall. But can you decorate?
I've got about a twenty-foot ceiling height to work with, thinking about putting in a climbing wall.
Here's the tricky part: it's in the formal dining room - one of those big rooms that doesn't get used much except for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but has to look nice. A plain plywood wall with bright plastic holds just won't do.
Looking for creative ideas. Blank slate.
Anybody ever pull off a setup like this? Any particular surface or paint that works well for the wall? (Resistant to scuff marks would be great...)
Any particular set of holds that aren't too garish? Anybody have experience with natural stone holds?
Also thinking I can child-proof the wall when not in use, by having the floor mat mounted on a board that folds up against the wall and locks into place there, forming a false wall covering the first, I don't know, ten feet. (Or maybe just a false cabinet if the climbing wall is not very wide. Kind of reminds me of Professor Kirke's wardrobe...)
(I need to give some thought to whether a swing-up floor mat would interfere with a floor anchor...)
Now if only there was some way to disguise an autobelay as a chandelier...