Molding Before & Afters

Look at this intersection of tray ceiling, HVAC box in the corner and two doorways. If ever there were a case for improvising when decorating with moldings, this is the precedent setting example right here. How in the world does…

Here we have a really large, open floor plan/great room combo foyer with eighteen foot ceilings. Without moldings to define the space it just felt like you were standing a big furniture warehouse. My plan: Highlight all of the original…

You may not agree with the wall color I had to paint below the ornate, three-piece crown molding I installed in this master bedroom, but you have to admit the crown is really pretty! When I suggested to my friends…

Here’s my not so carefully guarded secret of how to install crown molding on a vaulted ceiling. You don’t. The majority of homes built during the last thirty years consist of both traditional and contemporary design elements.  This is most…

We wanted whatever design I came up with for this foyer to be the same on either side of the arch.  That left only one solution — what I call a hanging entablature. All of the moldings in the Before…

A friend of mine bought a new condo that came with a fireplace and stone slip, but no mantel. So I made him one. It’s not an exact Federal style replica, but one that has Federal style elements.

I’m convinced most homes don’t need to be remodeled in the usual way: floor plans opened/floor plans closed; additions of unnecessary space attached; kitchen cabinets replaced with ones that cost as much as a luxury car.  Really, most homeowners are…

When wallpaper, stencils, cascading silk vines and other decorating tricks no longer satisfy your quest for the ideal kitchen, then try installing a simple set of moldings and a fresh coat of paint. That’s what we did here.  Two shades…

Do you see the little moldings in this guest bathroom?  Those are the “upgraded” moldings that came with this house. This half bathroom has twelve foot ceilings, and those little moldings just don’t stand up under such a soaring height….