Can't find Ask This Old House crown moulding?
heatheron40
last year
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can't find matching base molding, ideas?
Comments (12)thanks for all the suggestions. i've tried virtually every molding and wood business in san diego, and they've tried to match with existing stock with no luck. i need about 50', so i guess i'll go the woodworker custom route. it's just frustrating that i see people rennovating 50's houses around here, that upgrade and throw out the old molding, but i can't seem to hook up with them before they do it. we're keeping an eye on the foreclosed homes in our area and as the new wave of buyers come in, checking their plans for the old floors, so maybe we'll still luck out....See Morethinking 'sprung' crown molding may be best for my home-opinions?
Comments (26)I am so glad you like my floors so much! Funny, when first looking at the house, I wasn't sure I liked them. Now I *LOVE* them. Especially after my DH sealed them with a high gloss finish. YUM! No, you don't see anything between the wall and the ceiling, although I can see where you can't really tell what the heck is going on between the wall and ceiling. One reason I am really considering crown is the guys who did the knockdown on the ceiling...they did not make a *clean* cut between the ceiling and the wall. It is not noticeable in the dining/living room or the family room because the walls are painted a sandy white (and we plan on picking a more exciting color eventually, we are just overwhelmed right now and played it safe with the off white...but do you like that wall color? DH said maybe we should stick with it, because we want our floors to stand out...we don't want wall color to compete w/the floors. This is a topic for another thread, probably, LOL.)but in our bedroom, which is painted a dark, army green color...it is very noticeable. Also, my DD's room is painted a deep red. The line between the wall and ceiling is not "crisp." Can I do crown in only the bedrooms? Is that weird or acceptable? Also, in DD's room, I am thinking of getting funky and doing a black crown, even though that breaks the "rules." Her floor is a "Sambuca" colored bamboo...it is almost black. Her baseboard is the same as the rest of the house...almost 5" off white. Anyway, thanks for the continued help and support! I am very overwhelmed in this house, it is such a blank canvas which sucks when you are a) a decorating novice and b) on a tight budget! :(...See MoreShould Cabinet Crown molding match rest of house?
Comments (10)If you don't match the profiles of the moldings, you will be left with a plinth block separating the two different profiles. Some people find that less than desirable. Some people are OK with it. Here are two molding transitions that you do NOT want. The "woops, what now". The "we don't know what a plinth block is". I personally find that the best solution is to have the same top profile for the crown, and just change colors between walls and cabinets. Even if you have stacked molding on the cabinets, it works, because the profiles are the same. That's what we did here. We used a stacked crown for the cabinets, but the same top profile for cabinets and crown, just changing color where appropriate....See MoreCrown Moulding Cost advice for entire new build house
Comments (29)Houses in PNW rarely have crown molding. Even 1-2 , 5 min dollars, brand new or old rarely have crown moulding. I love it, so my husband made me a gift. We bought crown moulding from local yard- 65ea 16 ft pieces , it was a little bit over a dollar per linear feet for material. Than you need good tools, some experience and patience. 2k and 2 mo later it was done. I love it! There are certain tricks, but you can find online very good tutorials. Again I’ve seen houses on east cost , good mill work and a lot more fine details. Not really important at my area for a lot a people but it looks nice, so approx 1 dollar per linear feet can get you nice upgrade....See Moreheatheron40
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last yearI think uc51 might be a contender! Thank you bry911 :^)
CharlesRosshomes. Had no idea that was a bed mould.
Thank you both for aiming me in the right direction!
I'm determined to find something before this Christmas;^)
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