[This post is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] When the moldings you want to install run into an obstacle of some sort, it’s perfectly OK to create what I call a molding dissolve. You’ll use dissolves on door…
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April 2012
[This is part of Our Kitchen Molding Makeover series] Jennifer thought she’d like the frieze painted the same blue as the kitchen walls, and the ornate onlay painted white. So I painted them for her. Which one do you like…
How to Build DOOR TRIM-114 for About $60.00
April 24, 2012
Victorian Style Finish Carpenter Price c. $600.00 This design is based on Victorian door surrounds I’ve seen all over the U.S. and Canada. It’s a favorite pattern here on The Joy of Moldings, and now you can make it yourself…
A kitchen with high ceilings like this needs a crown molding that doesn’t look wimpy. The reaction you want when people look up is, “Wow, look at the crown molding!” not “Hmm, crown molding.” I think we achieved the wow-factor…
Traditional Style DIY for About $ (so cheap it’s not even worth calculating!) I like to terminate most door trim moldings on top of beefy plinth blocks like these. The plinths give the door trim something substantial to rest on,…
[This post is part of my How to Install Moldings Series.] This post was inspired by reading molding installation posts on other decorating blogs, and my own experience with the many people I’ve helped design moldings for.
Craftsman or Victorian Style Replace your old newel post with something a lot more substantial, like this one. I made it from MDF board and molding scraps. They do take a little time to build, but are not all difficult….
[This post is part of my How to Install Moldings Series.] Let’s say you just found our blog and are still breathless after running in and out of each room thinking about all the moldings you’re going to install. But you have to…
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