Traditional – Victorian – Craftsman – Art Deco
The parent category for individual molding profiles.
Flat-Stock PanelThis is the first time I’ll be using this pre-cut flat-stock board for a center panel for displaying an ornament.
The center panel is where I’ll apply the scroll and acanthus leaf compo applique, and these compo appliques need a porous surface to adhere to.
1/4″ Thick Pre-Cut 2′ X 4′ SheetWhen you only need a small piece of 1/4″ thick mdf board for a molding project, then you can go to Home Depot and buy one of their pre-cut boards.
You pay a premium for the convenience, of course, but sometimes it’s worth it.
This is a wonderful MDF crown that functions as part of a Traditional, Craftsman, and especially, a Victorian crown molding buildup.
I’ve been buying it for as many years as I’ve been installing moldings, and hopefully you can find a place for it in your home too!
Cove moldings like this can be found at just about any place that sells moldings.
You’ll get the best price on one like this at a lumber yard or specialty molding retailer.
There are many dentil crown moldings on the market, but this is one of the best.
It’s made by Focal Point, and is available through a wide variety of retailers.
This is one of the few moldings that I’ve bought online.
This is a fairly common crown molding profile that’s manufactured by many different companies.
But not all versions of it are equal.
Sold mostly as a small crown molding for kitchen cabinets, this Classical molding profile can be used in so many other ways — even upside down as a baseboard cap!
Flat-Stock MoldingThis simple piece of flat-stock molding is often sold under the name “lattis molding.” At least that’s what they call it at Lowes Home Improvement.
Sometimes you just need a small 1/4″ step to complete your molding design. Sometimes you need to fill an inset panel.
I can’t think of a better material to do the job than this thin mdf board.
1/2″ Thick X 4′ X 8′ BoardThis wonderful stuff is what molding dreams are made of.
It machines well, comes square from the supplier, and takes paint beautifully. Oh, and it’s super-cheap!
It’s one of the foundation materials for much of my work, and there are plenty of molding patterns you can make with it. Just take a look!
3/4″ Thick X 4′ X 8′ BoardThis is the 3/4″ MDF sheet I buy from local lumber yards, cabinet making shops or Home Depot.
You can usually get the best price from independent retailers.
Crown Molding, Ogee, 3-1/4″When most of us think about crown molding, this is the profile we usually have in mind.
And for good reason. This profile has been around for a really long time.
You’ve probably seen it installed mostly as a single-piece between the wall and ceiling, or perhaps on a simple fireplace mantel.
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.
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 a few things you can do with it.
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 a most excellent inner detail for any kind of inset panel.
