Drafts, Panel Molding Profiles

PM-012

Panel Molding This small panel molding is an excellent choice for use as a wall frame (also called a shadow box). I used this one for the inside of a three-piece overmantel treatment, but I’ve also used it for ceiling…

Crown Molding

Bathroom Crown Molding. Here? Really?

[This is part of my How to Install Crown Molding Series.] When most rest area bathrooms are strictly utilitarian, this one, just outside Grand Rapids, Michigan, is graced with crown molding! I was totally shocked. A friend and I stopped here…

Installation & Design Tips

Oh Happy Day, Ken Gets a Brand New Miter Saw!

Dewalt DW715 12″ Compound Miter Saw For $179.00 Super Happy True Love Saw Story My first professional-grade miter saw was a Dewalt 705 dual bevel miter saw. It was twelve inches of spinning perfection, and I loved it. It cut…

DOOR TRIM

DOOR TRIM-116: Bloomfield Hills, Michigan

Georgian/Traditional Style This conversation happened before the ambulance crew removed my dad from the stretcher and onto his new bed. Me: Hey dad, did you see all those moldings under the portico and in the lobby? Dad: What moldings? Me:…

Molding Before & Afters

Before & After: Soffit Crown Molding and Archway

This is one of my favorite before & after pictures I’ve ever taken of my work. It shows you just how much potential any generic room has when you remove the builder-grade door and window trim and baseboards and replace…

Casing Profiles, Molding & Millwork Inventory

CA-006 Flex Trim

Traditional Backband Molding I used this Flex Trim bullnose backband molding as part of two arched walk-throughs and two arched window surrounds in a grand dining room and living room molding makeover. It’s a very simple flexible molding to install…

Casing Profiles, Molding & Millwork Inventory

CA-005 Flex Trim Molding

Traditional Style Casing This is a classic molding profile used for door and window casings throughout the western world. And you can order it right from your local lumber yard with the arch dimensions you want for your own installation….

ARCHWAYS, DIY Molding Projects, Pattern Book

How to Build ARCHWAY-101 For c. $594.26

Traditional Style Finish Carpenter Price c. $2,600.00 You can build this beautiful archway with little more than MDF board, simple moldings from your lumber yard and special order Flex Trim moldings. It’s not hard to do, it just requires a…

DIY Molding Projects, Pattern Book, VENT COVER

How to Install VENT COVER-100

Traditional Style This was a quick and simple answer to the original, and very boring, air vent cover. See the before & after post here >> The few simple steps it takes to make this are posted below. But I…