There are a lot of ways to change the appearance of your home because let’s be real, after so long, you’ll find something that you do not like about how your home looks like or you might get bored of your existing design and decorations. Well, what can you do? You can do a lot actually, [...]
Europe is a wealthy and diverse flock of design customs, some of which date back a few centuries. Other trends, on the other hand, were forged by European style decor, and the response to the diversity in its inhabitants, demographics, wealth and resources. Contrary to European style decor, America style decor is youthful, vast and an [...]
Moldings can be made in a variety of different materials-- from wood to polyurethane, the choices could be overwhelming. When trying to make the decision on the type of material, you must think about how you will be finishing the moldings. If you are choosing to stain the moldings to add the look of wood to [...]
The earliest examples of Egg and Dart Molding were found in Ancient Greek architecture. It is comprised of an egg which represents a shield and dart for the spear. It was used in many mediums as a decorative device-- it was made from stone or plaster-- anything. Nowadays, with the innovation in molding field, egg and [...]
Usually, we installed some crown molding on the parlor floor. Does it get painted the same flat white paint that the ceiling is painted or the semi-gloss we used on the floor/baseboard molding? This article help you deal with this problem. There is a difference of opinion - some suggesting semi-gloss and others opting for flat. [...]
There is a vast range with the crown molding styles that have been created over centuries and centuries of design evolution. The crown molding's designs range from different influences now—some from different influences of class and some due to the region from which they are brought. For example, the Japanese style truly embraces a much simpler [...]
Crown molding encapsulates a large family of moldings which are designed to gracefully flare out to a finished top edge. Crown molding is generally used for capping walls, pilasters, and cabinets, and is used extensively in the creation of interior and exterior cornice assemblies and door and window hoods. One of the easiest ways to truly [...]
Sometimes, it’s hard to make the ceiling cove molding matched the other molding in the room. But ceiling cove molding doesn't always have to match the other molding. In this room, the ceiling cove molding is painted white to match the walls, ceiling and baseboards, while the window and door moldings are painted gold. This combination makes the windows [...]