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Our Molding Makeover Updates

Simple updates to our molding makeover that don’t need to be linked to a pillar page.

Our Molding Makeover Updates

Half Bathroom Renovation: Installing the Baseboard Cap Molding

Installing the Base Cap is not hard, but it is a finicky task.  So make sure you allot yourself enough time so you don’t get frustrated with the pace of installing it. This is especially important when working in a…

Jennifer's Nest, Our Molding Makeover Updates

Jennifer & Ken Leave the Big Box

Part 1 of Our Bathroom Light-Hunting Safari By Jennifer Ken and I realized yesterday that for weeks we’ve been in the grip of what a friend of mine from graduate school calls the Serengeti Effect.  The Serengeti Effect originally described…

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Half Bathroom Renovation: Installing the Baseboard Fascia

[This is part of Our Molding Makeover series.  See all updates here.] We made this baseboard fascia 6-5/8″ tall, a bit taller than the one I made in our kitchen that is 5-3/4″ tall. Jennifer and I arrived at this…

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Half Bathroom Renovation: Installing the Baseboard Nailers

[This is part of Our Molding Makeover series.  See all updates here.] This baseboard is the same basic design as the one we installed in our kitchen.  (See How to Install BASEBOARD-110 for $2.00/ft for more details.) We made two…

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Half Bathroom Renovation: Moldings Around the Light Switch

How I Install Moldings Around a Light Switch Important:  I am in no way qualified to give electrical advice of any kind.   This post is simply to show you how I handled this part of the project.  You should consult…

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Half Bathroom Renovation: The Hardest Wall Of All

What to Do When There’s no Room for a Door Surround.  Or Crown Molding.  Or Wall Panels.  Or…. Dissolving Multiple Molding Patterns Together [This is part of Our Molding Makeover series.  See all updates here.] Question  When you want lots…

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Half Bathroom Renovation: Molding Around the Vent Fan

How I Dealt with this Limiting Factor Molding Dissolve vs Molding Wrap This is a short post to illustrate just one of the many small decisions you’ll be making as you design and install your own moldings. The two ways…

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Half Bathroom Renovation: Installing the Wall Molding Frames

[This is part of Our Molding Makeover series.  See all updates here.] Wall Molding Installation Sequence Scribe layout lines on the walls Install the lowest horizontal rail Install the left and right vertical stiles Install top horizontal rail Install the…

DOOR TRIM, Our Molding Makeover Updates, Pattern Book

Make DOOR TRIM-103.1 for $35.00

Eared Architrave for Small Doors This eared architrave (also called a shouldered architrave) is the same as DOOR TRIM-103, but is half the width to fit on smaller doors. I thought it deserved its own pattern number and page, so…