[This is part of my How to Install Moldings series.]
I was digging around in my photo files and looking for something short and sweet to write about, when I found this MDF frame I built around this wall plug.
When laying out wall frame moldings in a room (I used PM-014 to make these wall frames), you will more than likely have to make the pattern take priority over what limiting factors the moldings are going to run into, like electrical outlets and air return vents. Which also means you’ll have to get creative solving problems like this one.
The frame, made from 1/2 MDF, acts as a kind of plinth that allowed me to dissolve the wall frame moldings into the plinth. I also installed an arch shield to maintain the fire safety of the electrical box.
The room turned out even nicer than I had imagined, and is still one of my favorite projects I’ve ever done.
