Crown moulding is beautiful stuff. I may be biased, but I absolutely love it. In my opinion, it will be your best visual impact for the amount of money and time spent.
I guess I should throw in a disclaimer here. Properly installed crown moulding is great.
Yes, it's harder to install than baseboard or window casing, but it's totally worth the effort.
Here are a few things to think of when considering crown moulding:
1. Ceiling height. Yes, you may love the massive, 8" wide crown moulding that you saw in a show home, but if your house has 8' ceilings, it will make the room feel crowded. Look at a 4 or 5" moulding; it will look much better once on the wall
2. Style of Moulding (Profile): If you look at the two pictures above, they are both really nice mouldings, but each one fits a certain type of home style. Try to blend in your crown moulding with the look and feel of your house.
3. Layout: While it may seem great to have crown moulding installed throughout the entire house, consider your layout first. Does your spare bedroom really need crown? Probably not. We often end up installing crown in the following rooms:
- foyer/hallways
-living and dining room
- master bedroom
- kitchen (if there is not already crown on the top of the cabinets.
Keep in mind that bathrooms are really hard on mouldings. The moisture can cause expansion and contraction of the trim, so if i can avoid mdf trim in bathrooms, I will.
I could definitely use some crown moulding. I also agree with the need for tasteful use of it, make sure the style that you see at the showroom/show home fits your style at home!
ReplyDeleteNice. Second crown moulding is unusual. Is this readily available... and how was it used (i.e. style of home). Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe second crown moulding is not as common, but is become more popular. It is quite easy to get ahold of. We used the crown moulding on this project: http://www.mountainsiderenos.ca/resproj-mountaintop_cottage_addition.html
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