Crown molding can transform a room. Here are illustrated step-by-step guidelines that will help you install crown molding to be proud of.
It truly was a difficult installation. These deck builders managed to install a three-piece crown molding, in their own special way, in a cavernous great room with a very high, complex vaulted ceiling. There are manyfinish carpenterswho’d shy away from a job like that, tell the customer ...
2. Design your Crown Moulding Profile Once you have your trim pieces, it’s time to see how it looks against the ceiling. Layer a short piece of your baseboards, crown, and trim and position them on the ceiling to see how it will look. Test a few different configurations before decidin...
Securing your cut crown pieces to the ceiling is easy, especially if you havea nail gunon hand. The one pictured was bought forour DIY board and batten project, but we’ve since upgraded to one that doesn’t require an air compressor. We used 2″ 18-guage brad nails and placed a nai...
roller. Start in one corner of the ceiling and paint out in both directions several feet before applying paint to this first section of the ceiling while the edge is still wet. Or if you have a helper cutting in, immediately follow the helper and apply paint to the ceiling with a roller...
1. First, remove the electrical plates, and the blades from the ceiling fan. 2. Then apply painter’s tape around the window and other edges where you don’t want to get paint. 3. Prime walls, ceiling, and woodwork with a good quality primer. I used Kilz. Priming the surfaces before...
Hanging curtains “high and wide” is the best trick to make rooms appear bigger. Mount your curtain rod close to the ceiling (just below the crown molding 3″-4″ from the ceiling), particularly in a room with low ceilings. Use the same measurement for arched windows. ...
P.S.We've done a tutorial onhow to add planking to a ceilingbefore but never an entire room! If you're adding planking to a bigger room, you might need an extra set of hands. Otherwise, this is a pretty simple project. However, with all the different angles we have going on in ...
Giving a room, or indeed your entire home, a refresh doesn't always require a complete redesign. You can revamp a space by understanding how to work with what you already have and simply: make it more special. If the everyday objects in your home are leaving you feeling a little 'meh...
Add crown molding to the top of your bookshelves This was the first time I'd ever done any crown molding and to say it can be complicated is an understatement. But after making some mistakes, and doing some research I discovered this crown molding tool that made the entire process really ...