Molding Types
Molding come in a variety styles and shapes. Ornate molding add a feeling of dignity and grandeur.
Ornate molding command more attention when incorporated into a design and should suit the overall decor. From the
ceiling to the floor moldings are used on most parts of the wall.
Window and Door Trim. Moldings used to trim the doors, windows and other openings in the home is
called casing. Same profile moldings is commonly used for chair rails,
cabinet trim, and other decorative architectural enhancements. Casing. is
the most typical molding used to conceal faults in a room's architecture and
carpentry.
Cornice molding is placed on the top, where the wall meets the ceiling. Even a single piece of cornice molding will add an entirely new dimension to
a room. Cornice molding creates s decorative transition between walls and
ceiling and works especially well in a rooms with high ceilings. The term
"cornice" describes one-piece molding installed along the top if the wall or
above the window. The same treatment made from multiple pieces of molding called
build-up cornice. Moldings for cornice come in two main types: dramatic crown molding that is frequently combined with other molding styles for an opulent look.
Crown moldings and cornices have adorned interiors for centuries. By counseling
and dressing up the joint where wall meets ceiling, these moldings do more than
any other to eliminate foxiness in an untrimmed room.
 Crown molding is the most popular type of cornice moldings.
Crown generally refers to the types of single-piece moldings that are
installed on the angle to their adjoining surface. Crown
moldings have a profiles that project out on the ceiling and down on the wall
and gives a rich appearance to a room. As its name suggests, crown molding
serves as an ornamental capping to walls, cabinets, and built-in
furniture. Crown molding also used as a decorative support for
horizontal architectural elements like decorative ledges and shelves. Adding
crown molding to the relatively simple room provides a certain
character that the room would not have otherwise. Many complex looking crown molding profiles consist of the series of simple moldings installed together to
achieve a finished appearance. Crown moldings are also used in combination with
other moldings to add details to the fireplace mantels and shelves. Click in following link to learn about
crown molding installation
Cove molding is very similar to the crown molding. Application and
function of cove molding identical to the crown molding, The difference
between the two in in the profile. Cove molding has a concave profile
(bended inwards), while line of the crown molding profiles bends
outwards. Sophisticated cove molding that eliminates the ceiling line
creating a curved transition. Wonderful selection of cove moldings
available in variety of styles and sizes for installation in the rooms
with high as well as with low ceilings. Traditionally, cove and crown
molding reflected the type and functional use of the rooms they
decorated. Entries, formal living rooms, and master bedrooms usually
received moldings with ornate patterns, while kitchens and other more
functional areas of the home had moldings with more simple design.
Over the years coves and crowns have become much smaller, but most still
bear the shapes and styles of their Greco-Roman origins.
There are other types of molding that are especially effective in enhancing the look of your walls.
Chair rail, picture rail and frieze moldings are horizontal wall molding
that, while less common than baseboard and crown molding, have been
popular features of many house styles and have rather interesting
origins and functions. Perhaps your room longs for decorative frieze
molding. The Frieze molding is a wide band, often ornamented with beautiful motifs, that runs under the cornice or crown molding.
Usually, frieze molding installed about 1/3 or 1/2 of the way down a wall from
ceiling. Frieze molding has a wide flat profile with decorative relief design on
the front. Decorative frieze molding are most common in the homes that follow neoclassical architecture or
decorating style. When run around the perimeter of the room, these moldings
create a space above known as frieze. Frieze often decorated in a different
manner from the wall space below. If you have a very high ceilings it is a good
idea to paint frieze molding, frieze and crown molding altogether in a same
color. It helps visually bring ceiling down and makes room upper cozier. A frieze molding
can enliven your space with a signature theme.
A chair-rail molding divides wall horizontally, usually about three feet above the floor.
Chair rails, which protect walls in areas subject to damage by chair backs, have
nosing that give way to curved and beveled surfaces that taper back to the wall.
Chair-rail molding was originally designed to prevent the tops of the
chair backs from denting or marring the wall and was used to protect
walls from damage. For this reason chair-rail molding traditionally located
about 30 to 33 inches above the floor and wrap around the perimeter of the room.
Today chair rail molding remains a common detail in traditional
interiors. Traditional chair rails offering the decorating effect of unifying the
various architectural details of the room, such as door and window trim,
fireplace surround, est. Decorative chair-rail molding often serves as a cap for a
wainscoting or wood paneling. Considered decorative by today's standards, chair rail molding adds a feeling of
detail and charm to the walls and lends continuality to a room by unifying it.
Panel molding, commonly called a picture-frame molding, looks like a large empty frame, and it is similar to designs on the walls of old colonial and Georgian homes. The placement of the
picture-frame molding should be above chair rail height and about 10 to 12 inches down from the ceiling, depending upon the height of your walls. Picture
frame molding is delicate in design. This molding measures from 1 to 3 inches in width. Like chair-rail molding, picture molding adds a feeling of charm
and delicate details to the room. Wall framing appears at the Georgian period,
when plaster began to replace wood panels on the walls. Wall panels provided
elegant assent fore large expanses of the walls and helped popularize
contrasting color schemes. Paneling on the walls enhancing a room's sense of
space. During past century wall paneling became standard in European homes.
Panel moldings dividing walls into large, aesthetically pleasing units.
Wall frames making a stronger statement than you can make with paint or wall paper alone.
You can design and install wall-panel treatment using just a panel molding, or
for more graceful effect you can use combination of
panel molding and decorative panel molding corners made to
feet perfectly with certain panel moldings designs. Usually panels installed
just below a chair rail or both - above and below it. The panels above chair
rail maintain the same width and the same spacing as those below. Click on following link to learn about
panel molding installation.
Panel molding often used to create wall frames, a popular treatment for the
lower part of the wall blow the chair rail. Wall frames (or panels) look
like a series of empty picture frames running along a wall. When moldings are painted in
the same color as the surrounded walls, they lend a sculptural quality
to a wall surface, adding texture and shadows. If moldings are painted to contrast with
surrounding wall, as shown on the picture to your left, they can create
a striking three dimensional appearance of varying depth and dimensions.
this type of wall treatment is very popular for staircases and entries.
Picture molding, also known as picture rails, developed to hung framed
art without damaging walls. This molding is similar in design of a chair-rail
molding. Picture rail molding has a rounded top edge that projects from the wall
and is designed to receive special hooks for hanging pictures.
Baseboard molding protects the bottom of the wall from ware and tear and hides irregularities where the wall and floor meet.
Baseboard molding from our collection provides an assortment of baseboards of high impact-resistant polymers that
allows the user to design a matching interior throughout the home. More durable
than most wooden baseboards, our baseboards are easy and quick to install using adhesive and
common woodworking tools. Saving installation time and money, the molding is
primed and ready for direct color application to match or complement the walls
and floor. The molding line includes multiple fashion options to match any room
with any decorating scheme, while requiring no special maintenance beyond
installation.
Baseboard with LED lights.
Unique baseboard designed for installation with LED lighting. This
wonderful baseboard design is very popular. Along with extreme durability
benefits this baseboard gives you an opportunity to add accent lighting, and
highlight your beautiful hardwood or marble floors. LED lights and
accessories are designed specifically for installation with baseboard
molding. This lights are shock and water resilient and provides a soft
glow creating a floating effect. This baseboard lighting solution is
irreplaceable when it comes to a home theater. Aside of amassing visual
effect of the lighted baseboard, if you would like to get more snacks
during the move, sinking out to the kitchen is a safe task with
baseboard lighting. This baseboard successfully used on raised floors
and stair steps.
Baseboard molding with rope lighting.
Easy way to incorporate accent lighting in the
architecture of your home is to use it with the baseboard molding. Rope
lights come in a different lengths and variety of colors and can be
easily installed behind baseboard molding. This configuration of molding
and lighting is popular for commercial applications as well as for an
entry ways and long hallways in contemporary homes.
A shoe molding is installed along the bottom front edge to hide
unevenness in the flooring an gives the baseboard a finished look.
The area between the chair rail molding and the base molding is called dado. Base molding gives the floor line a higher profile and can be as elaborate or simple as you like.
Flexible molding. Curved lines, such as in an arched doorway,
suggest freedom and brings feeling of openness to the home interior.
Curved walls as well as any arced openings have to be treated with
flexible molding trim. Flexible moldings made from special durable
material that gives an ability to install moldings along curvatures.
Usually flexible molding is more expensive than rigid ones. Flexible
molding profiles are identical to the rigid version and are compatible.
Some molding collections consist of flexible moldings as a stuck idem,
with specified bending radius limitations. Stock flexible molding works
well with wide arches, flexible chair rail molding, friezes, baseboards,
and small crown molding By clicking on the following links you can
preview some of the flexible molding collections available on our
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Ingenious L-Molding
is a revolutionary problem solver. The name of this molding is
originated from it's shape. L-shaped molding is an instant tray ceiling,
lighting, and concealment solution. In one day you can create a
beautiful tray ceiling with this molding. If your room lacks light,
adding a recessed lighting is a snap with L-moldings. This molding with
integrated spot lighting can be used around the ceiling. Lights can be
placed for overall illuminations or in specific places to highlight an
artwork or artifacts. Molding is made
from high-density polyurethane, therefore cuts easily with common
woodworking tools. Additional metal hardware for additional weight
support should be requested if you plan install this molding with
lights. Front surface of the molding reinforced with synthetic foil
providing extra durable and smooth surface. L-molding designed with
drilled holes and dowels on the sides for easy and precise installation
creating a seamless joints. This type of molding available on our
website in "molding for indirect lighting" category in variety of sizes.
Molding for indirect lighting is a beautiful decorative addition to
residential and commercial interiors. Innovative architectural moldings
designed to be fixed only on the wall surface allowing light to be
installed behind them. This molding is light weight, quick to install,
and delivers ambiance with beautiful results. Moldings from this
collection gives you sophisticated architectural details with clean
vivid profiles that blend perfectly with any design scheme. Molding with
lighting is popular for numerous applications. With this molding you can
add romance to a bedroom, majestic affect to the entry, accents to the
hallway, or ambiance to the dining room. In general up-lighting to the
ceiling makes ceilings appear higher. That is why this molding is
suitable for installation within spaces with low ceilings. To achieve a
maximum lighting effect molding should be installed at leas 6" below the
ceiling.
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Architectural trim or molding not only hides gaps and dresses up corners, it
is often the backbone of a room design. The types of baseboard, crown
molding, chair-rail molding, and window and door trim you select helps
define the character of a room and set the stage for the entire decor. The
following articles will arm you with knowledge and help you choose molding
that is right for you:
Selecting Molding
Choosing Molding Material
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