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How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 Part 5: Make the Hood

[This is Part 5 in my How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 series.] One of the design features that make this fireplace surround Federal in nature are the proportions of the mantel top, or hood. Federal period moldings are marked by…

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How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 Part 4: Make the Frieze

[This is Part 4 in my How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 series.] How to Make the Paneled Frieze This paneled frieze is so easy to make, but it looks like there’s more to it than there really is.  Like so…

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How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 Part 3: Make the Collar & Capitals

[This is Part 3 in my How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 series.] How to Make the Collar Building the collar involves little more than finding out the dimensions of each section, and then cutting the parts.  Lay them all out…

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How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 Part 2: Make the Pilasters

[This is Part 2 of my How to Build FIREPLACE MANTEL-102 series.] Build the Pilaster Cores Your pilaster cores must be very square, so don’t rush this part.  I can’t emphasize this enough. Wrapping the core with all the other…

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How to Build NEWEL POST-100 Part 2

Posts in this Series 1.  How to Build NEWEL POST-100 for About $60.46 Part 1 2.  How to Build NEWEL POST-100 Part 2 3.  Before & After: Newel Post on a Half Wall   Install the Core on the Half…

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PZ Ranch House Moldings

About ten miles north of the dusty desert town of Mammoth, Arizona, you’ll see a dilapidated homestead with a red tin roof.  I knew it as the PZ Ranch, and passed it every day when I lived in Aravaipa Canyon….

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Update: How to Paint Moldings Page

Just a quick note to let you know that I’ve finished the majority of our How to Paint Moldings page. I have one video to post about how to caulk moldings.  If you need clarification on any point, please don’t…

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Moldings and Smiles

We’re getting closer to finishing our Kitchen Molding Makeover!  In the next week we hope to have the wainscoting and cabinet crown moldings installed, and have everything covered in their final coats of paint. Thanks for visiting! Cheers, Jennifer and…