Panel Molding A great little molding you can use as an architrave detail for entablatures and fireplace mantels. It also makes a great wall or ceiling frame molding, especially as a secondary frame to a more dominant one.
Mike in Irvine, California Asks: I have to install wainscoting around inside and outside corners in my kitchen and dining room. My question is this. How do I wrap the wainscoting around the corners? Do I put vertical stiles on…
Cove Panel Molding A small cove or cavetto molding like this one can be used as a mini crown moding on small designs or as a terminating detail on the top edge of entablatures or fireplace mantels, just to name…
Craftsman Moldings With a Touch of Art Deco Decor! Window Trim & Wainscoting Since I’m pretty sick today, I thought I’d post something easy like this picture of Donna’s Craftsman kitchen. This angle shows how I returned the tall wainscoting…
Panel/Screen Molding You are likely to find this small bed molding profile labeled as a “screen molding,” presumably to hold screen in place on a porch door or window. Though I’ve never used it for that purpose, it does make…
Ogee Panel/Shingle Molding If this molding profile had a fan club, I’d join it. I love it. It’s perfect for a classical baseboard cap, a plinth cap, for the inside of inset wainscoting panels or as part of a wall…
1/4 Round Base Shoe As you may have already guessed, a base shoe molding’s place is at the bottom a baseboard/skirting board. It is not a classical architectural detail, rather, a practical response to the gap that appears between a…
Astragal Panel Molding A molding profile like this can be used for the collar of a pilaster, column or as an entablature architrave. The latter use is especially common on simple Victorian style entablatures in rural areas.
Builder-Grade Blues If your home came with a dull fireplace mantel, you may not have to rip it out and start over. You may be able to work with what you’ve got by just adding new moldings to the existing…