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CROWN MOLDING, Pattern Book

Make CROWN MOLDING-101 for c. $3.62/lf

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…

Installation & Design Tips

Return Your Chair Rail On Top of Door or Window Trim

[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…

Crown Molding

Crown Molding Hanging Return in Historic Home

[This is part of my How to Install Crown Molding Series.] In The Allen House, 1928 In my continuing effort to show you historic examples of the molding design and installation techniques I preach about here on The Joy of Moldings,…

Molding & Millwork Inventory, Panel Molding Profiles

PM-015

Traditional Style Your local lumber yard will most likely label this molding profile as a chair rail, and indeed you can use it for that, most people do. But it has other uses as well, like making wall or ceiling…

CROWN MOLDING, Molding Before & Afters, Pattern Book

Make CEILING MOLDING-100 for c. $50.64

Traditional Style Here’s a simple pattern you can use to breathe life into a flat or tray ceiling. You can expand or contract the size of the design depending on your needs. Even if you go much larger, you don’t…

CROWN MOLDING, DIY Molding Projects, Pattern Book

How to Install CROWN MOLDING-105 For c. $2.86/lf

Traditional/Victorian Finish carpenter installation price c. $12.00/lf + $12.00/corner or return The reason I’ve classified this crown molding as both a traditional and a Victorian design, is because I’ve seen similar profiles in American Victorian homes as well as very…

Crown Molding Profiles, Molding & Millwork Inventory

CM-011

Traditional or Victorian Style Here’s a beautifully detailed crown molding profile that’s sure to make an impression as part of a three-piece buildup. It would also be impressive as part of a fireplace mantel, door or window entablature. However you…