Because crown molding is so thick and ornate, it can weigh down the room and make it seem to shrink. Trim is still possible ...

Sometimes a space is simply missing a little something. Try crown molding. Historically used to cover unsightly gaps where the wall and ceiling intersect, crown molding is, today, one of the most ...

"Rattling the bones is not architecture. Less is only more where more is no good." Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), American architect, "The Language of Organic Architecture," The Future of ...

Q: Thank you for your article on exterior trim. Where in San Francisco can I buy the decorative plantons you describe? A: Plantons? Sounds like some kind of tropical fruit. There is no such thing as ...

If you’re looking for a way to dress up dowdy-looking rooms, hie yourself to the nearest lumberyard and take a look at the selection of ready-made wood molding. Both affordable and effective, molding ...

The concept of adding decorative moldings to your home is not new. Many of the basic molding shapes used today-the astragal (bead), the torus (rope) and the cymatium (reverse curve)-were created in ...

The surefire way to begin modernizing an older house used to be to rip out the moldings. After all, such ornate embellishments were characteristic of one's great-grandfather's house. They were ...