Territorial Style, c. 1880 This post submitted through the generosity of the good folks at Lazy Gardens. These (moldings) are in an early 1880’s adobe house in New Mexico. Totally flat, wide, butt-jointed wood, and 100% original. There was never…
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February 2014
Traditional Style If your home has an open floor plan, then you’re sure to have at least one large walk-through opening like this one. Why not bring attention to it by wrapping it in a beautiful surround of moldings and enhanced…
Small Ogee This is your standard-issue, ogee crown molding. You can use it as part of pretty much any architectural buildup you can think of; valance boxes, entablatures, fireplace mantels, newel posts — just to name a few. I used…
[This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] If you are going to use a tall, single-piece baseboard like the one pictured above, then you need to know about warpage. I had to deal with it when I…
Traditional Style Some of these pictures may look familiar to you since they make up my post on how to make a crown molding finial return. But this time I want to focus on the crown molding itself. Especially now…
CROWN MOLDING PATTERN INDEX | CROWN MOLDING-100 | 101 | 102 DIY | 103 DIY | 104 DIY | 105 DIY | 106 DIY | 107 | 108 DIY | CEILING MOLDING-100 | How to Install Crown Molding Series Crown Molding Basics Why I Don’t install One-Piece Crown Moldings An…
Before & After: CROWN MOLDING-103 Installation
February 7, 2014
[This is part of my How to Install CROWN MOLDING-103 series.] The traditional style crown molding I installed in this boy’s room, complete with these toy airplanes hanging from the ceiling, is a classic design that’s an appropriate style for the…
Traditional or Victorian Finish carpenter installation price c. $14.00/lf + $15.00/corner or return If you’ve always wanted an ornate crown molding in your favorite room, this pattern might just be the very thing for you. It’s three pieces are not…
[This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] Historic Example, 1928 When your chair rail pattern projects beyond the door or window trim, then the proper way of installing it is to return it on top of the…
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