Today, when the mass of shelter media talk about “mid-century” they usually focus on the “modern.” But I believe that in the immediate post-World War II-era and well beyond, Early American decors were far more common. I’ve talked a lot on this site about the influence of Royal Barry Wills and his Cape Cod homes. This style [...]
Dentil molding is composed of tooth-shaped blocks of PU. Dentil molding was first used in ancient Greek and Roman architecture when the blocks were carved into the stone of the buildings. Modern dentil molding is frequently crafted from PU or PU composite materials. It is often more difficult to install than other types of molding, and [...]
Nowadays, the sense of home fashion has experienced a few changes since from the last decades. People also come to think about redecorating their homes with more decorative elements, which means it’s the perfect time for some home decor inspiration. There are literally thousands of different ways to make beautiful art for the walls of your home or office. WALL [...]
In architecture, a corbel is a structural piece of stone, PU or metal jutting from a wall to carry a superincumbent weight, a type of bracket. A corbel is a solid piece of material in the wall, whereas a console is a piece applied to the structure. A piece of timber projecting, in the same way, was called [...]
When most of us think about ceiling for our homes, the thing that comes to our mind is white and flat. Despite all the amazing steps we have taken forward in designing and decorating the rest of the house, a ‘ceiling’ seems to be something that skips our mind rather easily. But a great living room [...]
Pierced molding, in architecture, furniture, and decorative objects, a surface or group of surfaces of projecting or receding contours. A pierced molding may serve as a defining element, terminating a unit or an entire composition (e.g., in the cap of a column or the crowning cornice of a building) or establishing a boundary or transition between [...]
Planning Your Space for Crown Molding When installing a crown molding it is important to establish a plan for the layout. Start by measuring your room to determine linear footage of crown molding needed. Add 10% of total length for miter waste. Divide total linear feet by crown molding lengths to determine total molding pieces. For [...]
In architecture the capital (from the Latin caput, or "head") or capital forms the topmost member of a Roman Column (or a pilaster). It mediates between the Roman Columns Capital and the load thrusting down upon it, broadening the area of the column's supporting surface. The capital, projecting on each side as it rises to support [...]