Intricate crown molding and baseboards—you know, the kind with scrollwork and dentils and multiple layers—are all well and good in a restored historic apartment in some romantic European city. But if ...

Spread the love“`html Adding crown molding is one of the most effective ways to elevate your home’s aesthetic and architectural appeal. Not only does it provide a polished finish to any room, but it ...

Q: Old Seattle homes have such cool moulding. Can you give us a fly-by guide to the types of mouldings most commonly seen on our area’s historic homes so we can figure out what to do in our own house?

A molding fragment from Charleston, South Carolina. The fragment is from a horizontal architectural element of a building. The fragment’s body is composed of cement. Above it is thick decorative layer ...

You’ll want to start by measuring the walls of the room and determining how much molding you’ll need to buy. (Be sure to buy extra, just in case you make the wrong cut. Many stores will let you return ...