Articles for tag: Ceiling Tiles, Crown Molding

Design Trends: Decorative Ceiling Tiles

A 19th century ceiling design has come back into style for 21st century residential and commercial applications. In the late 1800s, restaurant and tavern owners in eastern cities such as New York often installed tin ceilings as an affordable alternative to plaster ceilings. Ornate and decorative ceilings were popular in Victorian homes, theaters and hotels. ...

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Vintage Tin Wall Art Candle Votive Craft Project

Creating a Vintage Tin Wall Art Candle Votive is an easy, fun, and affordable project. While it is not difficult, you need to pay attention to the small details for a professional look. This Vintage Tin Wall Art Candle Votive projects should cost you about $100 depending on what materials you already have. To Make ...

How to Size Trims for Your Rooms

I love touring friend’s homes. A lot are proud of their efforts to install finish carpentry in their rooms. Ceiling molding, window casings, baseboards and more are cut and installed with precision. Unfortunately, some of my friends choose the wrong size trims for the rooms or project. Twelve-inch high baseboard and 12″ wide ceiling molding ...

Fake Crown Molding

Are you tired of going out and comparing prices on crown molding? Weary from going from a home improvement store, and to the next one, looking for a bargain on molding? Even when it’s on sale it’s expensive, isn’t it? But, wow, doesn’t crown molding really add a special element to a room? Don’t give ...

Cutting Crown Molding

Cutting crown molding is not one of the easiest tasks to complete for individuals who have had no prior experience working with cutting wood that is made to install at an angle. With a little practice and just a few how-to tricks, cutting crown molding for that perfect fit will soon become a more-or-less easy ...

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Budget-Friendly Decorating Made Easy with Paintable Wallpaper

Looking for budget-friendly ways to decorate your ceiling or walls? Then it’s time to stretch your dollar with paintable wallpaper. You can get a high-end look for the fraction of the cost. And it’s great for covering unsightly problem walls. Here’s what you can do with paintable relief wallpaper. • The Great Cover Up Sooner ...

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Removing Crown Molding from Your Home

Although crown molding is very popular in homes and is generally believed to add value to a house, that is not always the case. There are times where a particular type of molding simply doesn’t suit a room’s character or water damage or other issues require homeowners to remove crown molding. If you decide that ...

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Vintage Tin Kitchen Wall Storage Unit

Creating a Vintage Tin Kitchen Wall Storage Unit is an easy, fun, and affordable project that will add tons of vertical storage to a small kitchen. While it is not difficult, you need to pay attention to the small details for a professional look. This Vintage Tin Kitchen Wall Storage Unit project should cost you ...

How to Install Crown Molding

Crown molding. It can be one of the finer points to any room. Most people think it’s easy to install like base or trim. It’s not that easy though. It requires intricate cuts and precision measuring. I’ll show you how to do it yourself and before long, you’ll be cutting and installing crown molding like ...

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Cutting and Installing Crown Molding the Easy Way

Installing crown molding can be a daunting task, even for those who are no stranger to woodworking. Many a frustrated do-it-yourselfer has made several return trips for more material after ruining piece after piece of expensive crown molding with improper cuts. The problems begin when it is discovered that for some strange reason, 45 plus ...