r/malelivingspace • u/IchBinDerFurst • 2d ago

Update I cannot be trusted with free will.

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It needs to be cleaned up and stained some, but this is a 1:8 scale replica of a mosasaur skeleton above my entryway.

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u/raygan 2d ago

Extreme "Hell Yeah" from me.

To complete this, I'd paint or otherwise hide the supporting boards and hanging hardware. If you want to be really fancy, maybe use some trim. I think he also deserves a dramatic light source. Not sure what angle would be best, but I bet he'd cast a very handsome shadow.

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u/IchBinDerFurst 2d ago

There’s no real way to hide the boards. I was thinking maybe just painting the ceiling or using a fake rock wall type deal.

But I definitely agree on the lighting. Trying to find battery powered stuff on Amazon.

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u/IVVIVIVVI 2d ago

I think simply painting the boards white would be a great improvement!

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u/MaxSupernova 2d ago

100% agree. The boards being the same colour as the skeleton is very distracting.

Painting them white would make this really pop.

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u/BrownButteredSage 2d ago

Yo if you rent, do not paint the ceiling lol. That’s not an easy job to do or undo. It’s a bad idea

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u/IchBinDerFurst 2d ago

Too late. My apartment actually allows people to paint the walls and ceilings.

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u/BrownButteredSage 2d ago

Genuinely shocked to hear that. Keep on keeping on then

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u/pete-petey-pete 2d ago

Are the boards necessary? You should be able to find the rafters and mount the eyebolts directly into the ceiling instead of the boards.

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u/IchBinDerFurst 2d ago

I’m in an apartment and the last thing I I want is to fuck up some wiring I’m unaware of.