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Quarter round and shoe moulding are wall trim elements used alongside baseboards. Quarter round is a quarter-circle-shaped moulding that covers gaps between baseboards and floors, giving you a seamless look. Shoe moulding is similar but has a flat profile to give you a different style along with a polished transition that helps protect your walls.
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- Keep things cool and contemporary. In this modern living room, designed by Ginny Macdonald Design, the ceiling trim has been painted in a cool, contemporary gray shade, adding a sleek modern edge and focal paint to the sophisticated design.
- Celebrate the beauty of original decorative designs. In this relaxed, inviting white hallway, the ornate, decorative ceiling trim enhances the all-white ceiling design.
- Enhance your ceiling trim with a pretty border. To enhance your ceiling trim with color, pattern and texture, why not use a pretty border. This elegant blue hallway has been finished with a mix of checkered and striped decorative designs, creating a beautiful contrast and accent color in the space as well as a unique decorative detail.
- Create a colorful and cohesive design. If you are looking for ways to bring color into a bedroom but do not want to use paint on the walls, painting skirting boards and the trims around the ceiling, windows and doorway can create a fun, vibrant and unique look.
- Casing. Aside from some luxury modern interiors, door casing is used in most types of houses. For those who associate trimwork with upscale housing, it may sound odd that not having door casing is a premium feature.
- Baseboard. The trimwork that covers the bottom of walls is called baseboard. Originally designed for the practical purpose of protecting walls from nicks and gouges caused by moving furniture or other household activities, it’s also a decorative element.
- Quarter Round. Quarter round can be used on its own, although it is often part of built-up trimwork, where several different types of molding are combined to create a more elaborate baseboard, mantel, or other architectural element.
- Crown. Aptly named, this molding is the crowning architectural feature of a room, as it demarcates the transition between the walls and the ceiling. Crown moldings, which are interior architectural elements, are to an extent similar to cornices on the exterior of a building.
- 01 of Living Room With Cove Trim and Shiplap. mi.islandhome. A comfortable living room is designed with cove ceiling trim and a rustic white shiplap accent wall.
- 02 of White Cove Ceiling Trim Ideas. white_pine_cottage. Curved white ceiling trim bridges the divide between white shaker cupboards and a natural wooden shiplap accent ceiling.
- 03 of Simple White Ceiling Trim in Farmhouse Dining Room. tredwayhomedesigns. A farmhouse dining room is designed with clean white ceiling trim, between a neutral warm gray wall and an accent ceiling with shiplap features.
- 04 of Rustic Living Room With Ceiling Trim. my100yearoldhome. This rustic living room features white, detailed double ceiling trim on light beige walls.
- Volume For A Low Ceiling
- Bumped-Up Look
- Upgraded Trim For Crisp Lines
- Uncrowded Crown Style
- Original Built-In
- S-Shaped Crown For A Finished Look
- Cohesive Kitchen Cabinets
- Less Crown, More Impact
- Greek Revival
- Contrasting Casings
Simple, elegant beading makes this Federal style crown molding help a low-ceilinged room full of feminine neutral accents read as voluminous. The English-inspired style was popular after the American Revolution and into the early 19th century and characterized by its simple beads (small indented lines) and cavetto (concave) shapes.
In addition to a four-foot bump out, visual cues like small-scale Early American molding help this reworked kitchen appear larger. The cyma recta curve (concave at the outer edge and convex at the inner edge) where the crown meets the ceiling and simple beading makes this molding just enough of an accent for this bold-colored kitchen.
Like the rest of the house, this living room was in great shape but needed help. The homeowner hid the original built-ins’ valances with new trim and installed Colonial Revival crown for a crisp, clean look reflected in the dentil mold of the room’s mantel. Typically reserved for nicer rooms of the home, this style harnesses a mix of bold (Greek Re...
Older homes have smaller canvases for flourishes like generous crown molding, creating a crowding problem. So this sharp homeowner tacked on Classical Revival top trim on her kitchen cabinets only, providing more room for natural light around the sink. This style, noted for its dignity and monumentality, makes for a significant style contribution. ...
A revived original three-corner cupboard becomes the room’s focal point with the help of low-profile crown molding and other trim details.
A simple ogee (S-shape) crown molding—albeit a small dose—does wonders for putting the finishing touches on a bright redo.
Glossy white cabinets and stainless steel appliances keep the kitchen area un-fussy in the open plan kitchen/dining/family room setup. Simple Early American-style crown molding—plus a little flourish atypical to the style at the bottom to join the cabinet tops—helps the eye roam to other parts of the open area plan. Recreate the minimalist look by ...
In some cases, using bold trim sparingly makes for a bigger statement. Here, Federal crown molding adorns a square column and cabinetry to highlight those structural elements.
Bright white Greek Revival crown molding gives the eye a place to rest in this blue room absent of wall adornment, save for an awning-style window. This simple profile is meant to look like the column and entablature decorations found in ancient Greek temples. Supersized ogee (S-shape) and ovolo (convex) curves appear often in this style.
An arch in this master bedroom—modeled after an original built-in bookcase—is grounded by sleek Greek Revival crown molding.
Apr 26, 2023 · Crown Molding. Sarah-Millet-Photography. One of the most popular types of trim, crown molding is any horizontal trim installed at the top of your interior wall near the ceiling, says Mimi Meacham, founder and principal designer, Marian Louise Designs. The molding is an effective way to draw the eye upward, which makes it appear as if the room ...
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Jun 18, 2023 · The 7% solution. When sizing a baseboard in a traditional-style home, a good starting point is to use a ratio of 7%. So if your ceiling height is 8 feet high, try a baseboard that’s about 7 inches tall. Therefore, if our wall is 96″ high, our baseboard is 6.72″. It’s a little tall.
