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Cool Spaces: Once a spare bedroom, now an Egyptian theme space in Strongsville home (photos)
Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer
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on June 10, 2015 at 11:15 AM
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on June 10, 2015 at 11:15 AM
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STRONGSVILLE, Ohio – Roseann Cyngier's home has a room devoted to a place she's never set foot into – Egypt.
Now that all but one of her eight children have left the family's four-bedroom home in Strongsville, Cyngier decided to turn a spare bedroom into an Egyptian room, complete with papyrus art, a bust of King Tut and a 3-D wall-sized mural of the pyramids.
She even painted ancient symbols on the ceiling fan blades using gold paint.
"I always wanted to get to Egypt. I'm fascinated with ancient Egyptian art," says Cyngier, 56. She owns Cyngier Heating and Air Conditioning based in Garfield Heights.
The creative muses spoke to her in spring 2014. She had some spare time because her husband Pete was taking a one-month trip to England. She wanted to have the room ready as a welcome-home surprise for her husband.
The room's focal point is a wall-sized 3D mural that gives a view of the pyramids. She found it online about two years ago. Gazing at the mural, you feel as if you're walking out of a pyramid and crossing the desert sands to reach other temples in the distance.
The mural came in seven sections and was professionally hung. See the mural and other views of the Egyptian room in a photo gallery accompanying this story.
Cyngier created faux bricks on the other three walls. Painter's tape helped her create straight edges for each brick; various colors of brown paint applied with a sponge gave the surfaces a 3D effect. "It looked more like an ancient temple" with mottled brown colors, she says.
She found an Egyptian-themed wallpaper border at Home Depot and hung it near the ceiling. "You can find unusual things in places you least expect it," she says.
The themed room allowed her to dust off and display her collection of Egyptian art. It includes a replica bust of King Tut, replica statues of Egyptian gods and paintings on papyrus. Several pieces came from Cyngier's visit to a Chicago museum about six years ago.
Cleopatra is represented in artwork, too. "She was a non-traditional leader and we can be one, too," says Cyngier.
She chose curtains in rich gold and dark red vertical stripes, which make the room seem taller.
By the time her husband returned home, the Egyptian room was finished except for installation of new carpet. "Wow, it's like a tomb!" he said. Roseann took that as a compliment.
Many of her friends wanted to see her Egyptian room, so she hosted a "Walk Like an Egyptian" girls' night-out party with a belly dancing performance in the themed room. The night was a huge success.
Roseann works from home but considers her Egyptian room a place where to-do lists aren't allowed. After getting comfortable on one of the room's two dark brown wicker chairs, she lights candles, listens to Egyptian music on CD and leafs through her coffee table books on ancient art history.
She had never tackled such a large, creative project before the Egyptian room, saying she's pleased she was able to "make it happen."
Cyngier doesn't know if she'll ever get to Egypt and, in a way, it doesn't matter. "I can always come up to my room," she says.
Now that all but one of her eight children have left the family's four-bedroom home in Strongsville, Cyngier decided to turn a spare bedroom into an Egyptian room, complete with papyrus art, a bust of King Tut and a 3-D wall-sized mural of the pyramids.
She even painted ancient symbols on the ceiling fan blades using gold paint.
"I always wanted to get to Egypt. I'm fascinated with ancient Egyptian art," says Cyngier, 56. She owns Cyngier Heating and Air Conditioning based in Garfield Heights.
The creative muses spoke to her in spring 2014. She had some spare time because her husband Pete was taking a one-month trip to England. She wanted to have the room ready as a welcome-home surprise for her husband.
The room's focal point is a wall-sized 3D mural that gives a view of the pyramids. She found it online about two years ago. Gazing at the mural, you feel as if you're walking out of a pyramid and crossing the desert sands to reach other temples in the distance.
The mural came in seven sections and was professionally hung. See the mural and other views of the Egyptian room in a photo gallery accompanying this story.
Cyngier created faux bricks on the other three walls. Painter's tape helped her create straight edges for each brick; various colors of brown paint applied with a sponge gave the surfaces a 3D effect. "It looked more like an ancient temple" with mottled brown colors, she says.
She found an Egyptian-themed wallpaper border at Home Depot and hung it near the ceiling. "You can find unusual things in places you least expect it," she says.
The themed room allowed her to dust off and display her collection of Egyptian art. It includes a replica bust of King Tut, replica statues of Egyptian gods and paintings on papyrus. Several pieces came from Cyngier's visit to a Chicago museum about six years ago.
Cleopatra is represented in artwork, too. "She was a non-traditional leader and we can be one, too," says Cyngier.
She chose curtains in rich gold and dark red vertical stripes, which make the room seem taller.
By the time her husband returned home, the Egyptian room was finished except for installation of new carpet. "Wow, it's like a tomb!" he said. Roseann took that as a compliment.
Many of her friends wanted to see her Egyptian room, so she hosted a "Walk Like an Egyptian" girls' night-out party with a belly dancing performance in the themed room. The night was a huge success.
Roseann works from home but considers her Egyptian room a place where to-do lists aren't allowed. After getting comfortable on one of the room's two dark brown wicker chairs, she lights candles, listens to Egyptian music on CD and leafs through her coffee table books on ancient art history.
She had never tackled such a large, creative project before the Egyptian room, saying she's pleased she was able to "make it happen."
Cyngier doesn't know if she'll ever get to Egypt and, in a way, it doesn't matter. "I can always come up to my room," she says.
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