[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…
Latex Sandable Primer The primer you apply to your moldings must be sandable. Not all of them are. But this Sherwin Williams primer is sandable. It leaves a perfectly powdery coat when dry that is easily sandable to a smooth…
A Molding Installation Pep-Talk from Ken [This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] This room started out in life with just twenty-one individual pieces of bland, contractor-grade moldings. Starter-trim. It now has — if I counted correctly —…
[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…
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…
Crown Molding, Ogee, 3-1/4″ When most of us think about crown molding, this is the profile we usually have in mind. And for good reason. This profile has been around for a really long time. You’ve probably seen it installed…
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…
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…
By A & E Renovations, New Jersey Finish Carpenters Adam and His Mantels Adam, a professional finish carpenter who works all over New Jersey, has been a reader here at The Joy of Moldings for almost as long as we’ve…