Besides intelligent spiders and rogue BASE jumpers,
the one problem with a ceiling so high is that it requires a lot of wall to cover the space between it and the floor. This creates an ocean of wall space, a vast Sargasso Sea of drywall that confounds and confuses the senses. I once got lost crossing the room while looking at the wall.Until recently, we had our TV housed in a black
IKEA media console. It was a pretty large unit, but it looked like a tadpole in a swimming pool up against that endless wall. Furthermore, the console didn’t offer much in the way of storage. There were a few open-air cubbyholes, but nothing for proper storage.