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April 2012

Ask Ken

How Do I Make Make This Large Baseboard?

Sean and I have been exchanging emails recently about his plan for building DOOR TRIM-114.  He’s wondering how to make the large, two-piece baseboard I used to complement it.

Installation & Design Tips

Videos: How to Paint Below Crown Molding Without Masking Tape

[This is part of our How to Paint Moldings series] You don’t need to mask your crown moldings with tape when painting your walls.  All you need is a good paint brush, good paint and the right technique. In fact,…

Installation & Design Tips

How Much Does a Finish Carpenter Charge to Install Moldings?

[This post is part of my How to Install Moldings series series] If you’ve ever wondered how much money it would cost to hire a good finish carpenter to install your moldings versus installing and painting them yourself, then this detailed…

Molding Before & Afters

Before & After: Oak Wainscoting on Stairs

This was the first and last stain-grade molding project I ever installed — oak wainscoting on a split-level staircase. All of the these pictures show the wainscoting I installed before it was stained and sealed by some very talented painters. …

DIY Molding Projects, Pattern Book, VALANCE BOXES

How to Build VALANCE BOX-101 for About $14.54

Traditional Style A window valance box — more properly called a pelmet — is perfect for hiding your blinds’ ugly roll up mechanism. We built this one for our small kitchen window for just that reason.  It’s really easy to…

Our Molding Makeover Updates

How to Build a Small Valance Box for $14.54

[This is part of Our Kitchen Molding Makeover series] Video 1: Coming up With the Design On This Page Molding and Applique Inventory How to Build the Valance Box Step by Step How to Prep and Paint How to Install…