Neuhaus Design Architecture, P.C.
| This may be the look you dream of when you think of crown molding. Super wide, heavily ornate moldings just knock my socks off. But are they right for your house?
Consider the home style and ceiling height.
This... |
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Julianne Kelly interiors
| Consider the furnishing style and other decor elements.
This room also has high ceilings, but unlike those in the previous photo, the furnishings are brightly colored and traditional in style.
The... |
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dSPACE Studio Architecture
| This beautiful home is more contemporary in architecture than the previous two examples. The furnishings are clean-lined, and the neutral color palette feels calming and serene. The ceiling is still pretty... |
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| Quoting the architect: "We designed a minimal 1/2" drywall reveal joint that runs below the crown molding. This subtle detail creates a shadow line between the drywall and crown molding. The same 1/2"... |
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| In the powder room, this same two-layer drywall ceiling detail gives the illusion that there is crown molding without actually using any at all. If you have an 8-foot ceiling, but would like the look of... |
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Gauhar ZH
| Create a very wide look by combining more than one type of molding
This application uses a wide, flat band of patterned trim below the crown molding to extend the overall width. Even though the architecture... |
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Gauhar ZH
| This detail shot shows the flat, decorative trim beneath the crown molding with a strip of narrow trim below that to finish it off. |
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Gauhar ZH
| Do you have to use the same molding throughout your home?
The short answer is no.
Here is the slightly longer answer: If you have a uniform ceiling height throughout the home and your rooms are similar... |
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Allison Cosmos
| Can you have crown moldings if you don’t have high ceilings?
Most of us live with much lower ceilings than in the last several examples, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have crown molding. One just needs... |
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Willman Interiors / Gina Willman, ASID
| Deeply stained wood moldings are often found in traditional homes. But if you have a contemporary home and want the warmth of stained wood crown moldings, using a very sleek, flat profile makes the wood... |
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Solomon & Wu
| Using flat or simple profile moldings for contemporary interiors is not your only option. This new line of crown moldings and window and door trims is a fresh look for architecturally modern homes. This... |
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Elizabeth Gordon
| This room's ceiling is just a shade over 8 feet tall, and then lower than standard height as it slopes down at the sides. Technically, crown molding is used at the junction of the wall and ceiling, but... |
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J. Hirsch Interior Design, LLC
| Does the crown molding have to match the baseboards?
Not exactly, but it needs to have a similar visual weight. It looks funny to have large crown molding with tiny baseboards and vice versa. If you are... |