Traditional or Victorian Style Here’s a beautifully detailed crown molding profile that’s sure to make an impression as part of a three-piece buildup. It would also be impressive as part of a fireplace mantel, door or window entablature. However you…
I absolutely love showing off my reader’s molding projects. And today I’m very happy to present long-time reader, Reid’s, CROWN MOLDING-103 installation. Ken, You provided some advice to me about a year ago, and I’m just now getting back to you…
A Few Words from Craftsman Dan Thanks for the inspirational site. I combined a few elements to re-do a spare storage room into a nursery. Removed old 70’s style brown bi-fold doors, removed window and door casings, installed recessed lights….
This post was written by a pair of my ultra-motivated readers! Well, it finally happened… After three years of having to slam the front door to get it to close in the summer (swelling), and having drafts in the winter…
Casing Molding This versatile molding profile I’ve used for chair rail buildups, entablatures, crown molding cornices and of course, baseboards. But it wasn’t until this week that I saw this same profile in an historic home, and so establishing its…
I don’t usually publish anything on Fridays because this is the only full day off I have from my day job . But today I finally had a chance to tour the historic home I wrote about back in early…
How to Install CROWN MOLDING-104 for c. $5.17/lf
December 31, 2013
Victorian Style Finish Carpenter Price c. $18.00/lf + $20.00/Corner or Return You or your finish carpenter can make this crown molding by stacking four separate molding profiles together. The design is a hybrid of sorts from several crowns I’ve seen…
Greek Revival/Traditional, 1848 On Jefferson Avenue, a stone’s throw from downtown Detroit and just across the street from Albert Kahn’s famous, The Palms, historic apartments, sits the prettiest little example of Greek Revival architecture you could ever hope to see.
Over the next week I have to turn my attention to the regrettable task of changing The Joy of Moldings WordPress theme from Standard, which is no longer supported, to Canvas, a theme that is supported. The site might look…