Traditional – Victorian – Craftsman – Art Deco
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.
Victorian and Craftsman StyleI first saw a crown molding pattern like this in a restored Victorian home in Port Townsend, Washington, that had been converted into a popular B&B.
I was stuck by how very powerful and elegant this simple crown molding made the room feel.
Traditional style crown molding.
If you can’t decide on a crown molding design, you can hardly go wrong if you choose this one right here.
You’ll find versions of this very same design in buildings throughout history.
It’s made by stacking three pieces of moldings together: the cornice at the top, the lower detail at the very bottom, and the ogee crown molding in the middle.
