[This is part of my How to Install Crown Molding Series.] Chances are there’s at least one corner of your home that will need the crown molding returned to the wall. If you don’t know how to return a crown to…
[This is part of my How to Install Crown Molding Series.] There are four ways to terminate a crown molding in a room where you can’t simply finish the crown at its starting point. Hanging Return Molding Dissolve Corbel Return Finial…
[This post is part of my How to Install Moldings series.] When the moldings you want to install run into an obstacle of some sort, it’s perfectly OK to create what I call a molding dissolve. You’ll use dissolves on door…
[This is part of Our Kitchen Molding Makeover series] Jennifer thought she’d like the frieze painted the same blue as the kitchen walls, and the ornate onlay painted white. So I painted them for her. Which one do you like…
How to Build DOOR TRIM-114 for About $60.00
April 24, 2012
Victorian Style Finish Carpenter Price c. $600.00 This design is based on Victorian door surrounds I’ve seen all over the U.S. and Canada. It’s a favorite pattern here on The Joy of Moldings, and now you can make it yourself…
A kitchen with high ceilings like this needs a crown molding that doesn’t look wimpy. The reaction you want when people look up is, “Wow, look at the crown molding!” not “Hmm, crown molding.” I think we achieved the wow-factor…
Traditional Style DIY for About $ (so cheap it’s not even worth calculating!) I like to terminate most door trim moldings on top of beefy plinth blocks like these. The plinths give the door trim something substantial to rest on,…
[This post is part of my How to Install Moldings Series.] This post was inspired by reading molding installation posts on other decorating blogs, and my own experience with the many people I’ve helped design moldings for.