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 it may be more expensive to add dentil molding to a structure. The blocks must be individually cut using precise measurements. Each block is then carefully installed to ensure that the spacing between blocks is correct. Dentil molding appears on many homes and buildings that are modeled after Roman and Greek architecture. The unique trim may be used around doors and ceilings in the interior of a building, but it can also appear along roof lines.
How to Plan Your Own Dentil Molding
Remember the proverb, “it is better to measure 7 times and cut once”. The most important thing of dentil molding installation is to not cut any said “corners” through your journey of installation (of course, except for the metering).
You first draw out the design that you are going to do and be very exact so that you will have no doubt. When you do order, though, you should think about getting an extra piece of dentil molding just in case you either measure wrong or for any fort of possible mess ups that can happen due to human error and for miter waste. Add up all of the linear footage of your measurements and then divide it by the length of each piece to find out how many you need; when that is all done, order from H&K Goodware.
If you can’t decide between a few styles, you could order a sample or two to be able to visualize the effect more thoroughly.
The Dentil Molding Design for House
The dentil molding is a quite curious design due to the fact that while it is one of the most ancient designs ever made, it exhibits qualities of modern design in its geometrical quality. Looking at the dentil design many people wouldn’t even think to say that it originated in Greece and hasn’t really changed much throughout the centuries. The Greek were always known for their keen eye for beauty in a logical way—their beauty was backed up by ratios and numbers. This dentil molding is a great way to bring the beauty of the Greek temples into your home. It is the perfect molding to go into any style environment—anything from Classical to Renaissance, as well as Streamline Moderne. It is a truly versatile molding and it is a fantastic design that one cannot go wrong with.
Beautifying your home with Dentil molding. You can paint it just like any other molding in one solid color, but a great thing to do is to highlight the designs. It could be done with painting a base coat of paint then choosing an accent color. Using that accent color, just color in the deeper grooves within the design to add depth and more of a dynamic. With the dentil molding specifically, you should think about perhaps coloring the sides and the bottom leaving the fascia side of each tooth the prime color. Metal paints are great because I thin coat of it makes a subtle, but definitely noticeable difference and the light makes the design sparkle in a way that is not obnoxious or overwhelming, but it definitely makes a huge difference. It can be done with any design, but with the dentil molding, it is even more impressive looking due to the high level of relief.
Months upon months get spent in trying to put together all of the details for the decor of the room, but these days decorating your space has become more of a compromise than getting exactly what you want. Have you found the right design before and then realized that it is not quite perfect? That it is either too big or too ornate, or too plain. With the variety of moldings that we have, you will be able to find not only the right molding but the right variation for your particular design style. For example, the dentil molding page has many very different styles; each one has a completely different profile which will let you pick the dentil molding that you actually want, which means that you do not have to settle. You can choose from a simpler crown such as the Longfellow dentil crown molding—it is more dainty than, say, the Monticello dentil crown molding which definitely makes a high impact. We make it our priority to make you feel that you are really in control of what you buy.
