Hiding Ceiling Register (Vent) & Cold Air Return - Blu-ray Forum

tilallr1 · 10-09-2009, 03:01 PM

Any tips on hiding these?

Since I am painting my ceiling black I was going to go with a plastic vent for the ceiling like so:

Also I was going to purchase something like this:

For the return air and paint it dark red to blend in with the walls. Since they are paintable.

Both of these solutions should make it invisible when the lights go out, but I am curious if anyone knows of any better way of hiding these sorts of objects in a Home Theater.

Hammie · 10-09-2009, 05:48 PM

Since you need them, your only options would be to paint the ones you already have (assuming they are already in place) or purchase the ones in your original message.

I cannot think of any other way around it.

Fors* · 10-09-2009, 05:56 PM

I see no reason that as long as they are some kind of matte black that it wouldn't just blend right into the ceiling.

kingofgrills · 10-09-2009, 06:08 PM

All of the previous answers are correct. Painting your existing vents or getting replacement color-matched vents is the best approach.

You don't want to obstruct or block the vents, because that can put unnecessary strain on your HVAC system's blower motors.

10-09-2009, 03:01 PM	#1
tilallr1 Blu-ray Samurai Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Great White North Home Theater Gallery:410 4K collection:78 Blu-ray collection:2009 DVD collection:2598 Blu-ray reviews: 33 Trading Score:248	Hiding Ceiling Register (Vent) & Cold Air Return Any tips on hiding these? Since I am painting my ceiling black I was going to go with a plastic vent for the ceiling like so: Also I was going to purchase something like this: For the return air and paint it dark red to blend in with the walls. Since they are paintable. Both of these solutions should make it invisible when the lights go out, but I am curious if anyone knows of any better way of hiding these sorts of objects in a Home Theater. Last edited by tilallr1; 10-09-2009 at 05:43 PM.

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10-09-2009, 05:48 PM	#2
Hammie Blu-ray Champion Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:May 2008 Location:Washington, DC Metro Home Theater Gallery:53 Blu-ray collection:545 DVD collection:12 Trading Score:12	Since you need them, your only options would be to paint the ones you already have (assuming they are already in place) or purchase the ones in your original message. I cannot think of any other way around it.

10-09-2009, 05:56 PM	#3
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	I see no reason that as long as they are some kind of matte black that it wouldn't just blend right into the ceiling.

10-09-2009, 06:08 PM	#4
kingofgrills Blu-ray Guru Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2007 Location:PDX Home Theater Gallery:31 4K collection:5 Blu-ray collection:81 Trading Score:31	All of the previous answers are correct. Painting your existing vents or getting replacement color-matched vents is the best approach. You don't want to obstruct or block the vents, because that can put unnecessary strain on your HVAC system's blower motors.

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