This is a follow-up post to Trae and I’s original discussion here: How to Transition Wainscoting Baseboard into Door Trim.
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Big is no substitute for a lack of the proper details that make up all the parts of a fireplace surround. This one is missing capitals and base on the fluted pilasters. In addition, the frieze is disproportionately tall and…
In Scotland, the same great country that gave us the works of Robert Adam, a finish carpenter is called a joiner. And one of our readers, Graeme, AKA ” The Wee Scottish Joiner,” has sent us these pictures of a…
[This is a follow-up post to Dave’s Kitchen Crown Molding Challenge.] Dave and I have been exchanging emails about upgrading the moldings in his home. This time we’re addressing the all-important foyer. Dave’s foyer has the same issues that many…
[This is part of Our Kitchen Molding Makeover series.] We’ve decided to continue the picture rail molding all the way around the kitchen so we can paint the frieze dark blue. Now we’re off to Phoenix to buy our picture…
[This is part of Our Kitchen Molding Makeover series.] This weekend we played with some paint color schemes influenced by our current infatuation with rooms designed by the great Robert Adam. Below I primed all of the moldings — picture…
[This is part of Our Kitchen Molding Makeover series.] We’ve finished installing our homemade, mdf wainscoting on the kitchen brick wall. Our molding choices were based on Andre Palladio’s interpretation of the Doric architectural order.
By Jennifer I firmly believe that good taste is not innate; it is cultivated through education and opportunity. Admittedly, this belief is self-serving, since as a child I papered the walls of my bedroom with calendar art featuring unicorns, and…
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