Ikea Seagrass Ceiling Cloud for $25; no drilling required.

[Puma Cat]

Speaking of ceiling clouds that were recently put up in the GIK forum, YouTube reviewer Tharbamar made a really nice set of ceiling clouds using an Ikea Knipsa Seagrass basket, an Ikea Vigda curtain rod, and 3M removable Command strips for the mounting the curtain rail; no holes in the drywall ceiling required.

Now, before you guys start chuckling about using an seagrass basket, the United States Navy and the University of Texas have done an acoustical study demonstrating that seagrass has very good sound-absorbing and acoustical damping properities. Link to this scientific study here: https://www.researchgate.net/publica...band_05-25_kHz

Tharbamar also used an inexpensive Ikea Vigda curtain track and 3M command straps so that no damage would be done to his ceiling.

Entire cost? About $25.

Video link here: https://youtu.be/OXxuillQEp4

Tharbamar also has a cool difussor panel that made from Ikea pegboard that really works, too, and he has measurement data from REW to back it up. Cost all in? About $20

Links here:
https://youtu.be/ed3LKLwMBM8

REW data analysis using the Ikea pegboard as a diffusor panel.
https://youtu.be/Tgt9_GvFODA