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…
[This is part of my Hiring a Finish Carpenter Tips series] I like to keep things very positive on my blog, and so I prefer not to critique other carpenter’s work because we all work at different experience levels. But if…
[This post is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] Not everyone has the time or desire to install their own moldings. So I’m writing this series of posts for those of you who will contract the installation of your…