Step into any older home, and chances are that your eyes are going to be drawn to the beautiful molding. Once a must-have in home design, molding has fallen by the wayside in newer construction in the ...

Adding crown molding to your kitchen cabinets can elevate the look of the entire room. It can also be a kitchen upgrade that sets the stage for other improvements like beautiful over-cabinet lighting, ...

You’ll want to start by measuring the walls of the room and determining how much molding you’ll need to buy. (Be sure to buy extra, just in case you make the wrong cut. Many stores will let you return ...

Sliding chopsaw. Photo by Steve Maxwell. Of all the ways trim can make the inside of your home look better, crown molding delivers the most bang for the buck. It had fallen out of favour for decades, ...

Q: My husband and his friend spent several hours trying to install crown molding in our nursery. They finally gave up because they couldn’t get the corners right. How can they finish the job, so our ...

A fairly quick, fairly inexpensive way to spruce up a room witha little “architectural interest” is to add crown molding. But it didn’t used to be that way. Not so many years ago, installing crown ...

Dear Matt: Adding crown molding is the finishing touch to make any room look truly elegant. As you have found, it is not easy to fit the corners properly. I have done remodeling in many homes where ...

(Family Features) If you’re looking for a cost-effective way to dress up a room in your home, crown molding can be a simple way to add elegance and class with minimal investment. Crown molding is most ...

Q. I’d like to install crown molding. The ceilings have a texturized finish. How do I work around this material? I can’t place the molding edge against the ceiling because it won’t lay flush. Jerry ...

Robert Cushman, a veteran contractor, offered this advice to homeowners Victoria and Daryl Williams for choosing and installing crown molding: – Pick the right type of molding. White woods such as ...