Traditional – Victorian – Craftsman – Art Deco
All moldings that have been assigned a pattern number for easy sorting.
Federal StyleA finial return is an excellent way to terminate a crown molding in a room with vaulted ceilings and an open floor plan.
In this expample I used it to terminate a flying crown molding, but you can use it on a regular crown molding as well.
It’s pretty easy to make once you know the parts that go into it.
Here we go.
Eared Architrave for Small DoorsThis eared architrave (also called a shouldered architrave) is the same as DOOR TRIM-103, but is half the width to fit on smaller doors.
I thought it deserved its own pattern number and page, so here are some details and a few pictures of the installed version in our kitchen.
Victorian & Traditional StylesThis is what I call a corbel entablature, and it’s just the thing for an opening that has no room for door trim.
You can use any style corbel (or bracket) you want. And just think how much fun you’ll have choosing your own because there are so many to choose from!
This page is where I’ll show you what materials you’ll need and how to put DOOR TRIM-115 together.
Art Deco and Craftsman StylesThe first half of this post is written by, Donna, to whom this lovely powder room belongs.
By Donna
What do you do with a teeny 4.5′ X 5.10′ half bathroom to give it visual impact?
Give it good bones!!
Since the rest of the downstairs was a 1920′s motif, we decided to carry through with that style in this powder room.
I had always loved a certain old movie theater around town that had an Art Deco vibe.
Traditional StyleAn overmantel is a formal addition to a fireplace mantel that should be saved for your most public rooms. For most of us, that means it will go above the living room fireplace.
This is a very traditional design and can be expanded or contracted to meet your own needs.
You can customize this design by using different style moldings from what I used, and the ears in the architrave are perfect for adding your own personal touch with flowery rosettes.
This post shows you step by step how to make one just like this. It’s really easy!
Traditional StyleA fireplace mantel with this much detail can cost between $1,200.00 – $2,000.00, if you buy it from a reputable company that sells them.
But think of all the moldings you could afford to buy for your home if you make your own fireplace mantel.
So let us help you save some money by showing you how we built this one.
Traditional & Victorian StylesThis is a decorative newel post. That’s what I call this one because it doesn’t support a stair rail.
It’ there just to look pretty.
You can make your own decorative newel post this weekend. Because this page shows you step by step how I built this one.
Traditional Style: Greek Revival or GeorgianYou can find wainscoting just like this in the finest homes, mansions and palaces in the world, so why not add it to yours?
It’s very easy to make, and this page shows you all the materials and their prices we used and how to install the main mdf panels on the wall.
This is a great project if you’re new to installing moldings!
Craftsman StyleOr c. $124.00 for this project’s 12′ wall
I found this tall wainscoting design in an original 1920′s era pattern book on Craftsman style interiors. The home I installed this in is an early 1970′s ranch home, generic in every way.
But you don’t have to have generic moldings, and this page shows you how to build this easy to install and affordable wainscoting.
Traditional StyleThis simple Tuscan style pilaster was the perfect way to separate the colors in our open floor plan kitchen.
It can be made from affordable materials you find locally. In fact, for this project we went to Lowes and found everything we needed in stock.
This page shows you step by step how we made ours. It’s really easy!
Traditional and Victorian StyleThese instructions show you how we installed this picture rail molding on our kitchen’s brick wall.
We were only going to install it as an accent above the wainscoting, but it looked so nice after we painted the dark blue border below it that we extended it into the rest of the kitchen.
Here’s how we did it.
Traditional StyleA Doric baseboard straight from Andrea Palladio’s First Book of Architecture.
You can use this powerful baseboard to serve as the foundation of your traditional style home’s architectural treatments.
Best of all it’s really easy to install. I’ll show you how!
Traditional & Victorian StylesThere’s no better way to rearrange your pictures with every passing fancy than with a functional picture rail molding.
The sheer variety of picture hanging cords and beautiful antique replica hardware hooks available today is nearly overwhelming, and collecting them is almost reason enough to install your own picture rail.
Victorian StyleThis post shows you step by step how to make this beautiful entablature from simple moldings you can buy just about anywhere.
And while it may look complicated to build, I assure you that it’s really very simple once you understand the sequence.
Traditional & Victorian StylesThink of a pilaster as nothing more than a column flattened against a wall. Some are fluted, some are flat and some, like this one, have inset panels.
The inset panels add that extra detail — elevating the door surround they are installed on to senior status in the home — so save them for more public rooms (Read more about Architectural Subordination here.) especially easy and affordable to build.
