Wood crown molding is a classic style of trim that has been used for centuries. It was originally utilized to cover gaps between different building materials. However, today it serves a purely decorative purpose with a huge impact. Having an experienced craftsman install crown molding is a simple and affordable way to bring elegance and warmth to any space.
It instantly brings a room together with a timeless look that makes any space feel cozier. No matter what your style is - from modern to traditional, boho to victorian - there is a custom crown molding design that will enhance your home’s decor. Best of all, by adding an upscale feel to rooms, wood crown molding is a very affordable way to increase your home’s value.
Where to Install Crown Molding
Around the Ceiling
The most common place to install crown molding is at the top of your walls, where they meet the ceiling. Whether you have a custom wood ceiling or standard drywall, you can’t go wrong by visually enhancing a room with crown molding. Whether you stain it or paint it, installing crown molding offers a unique opportunity to customize your space and truly make it your own. Wood crown molding can also be used throughout your home, offering many unique ways to create your perfect space.
Doors and Windows
Wood crown molding around an archway, entryway, or even at the top of a standard interior door can turn a simple threshold into a noteworthy transition, creating an artistic focal point for your room. A seemingly small detail, windows framed by wood crown molding, have an enormous impact on the room. Windows seem bigger, and rooms look sunnier. Crown molding creates a perfect accent for window treatments that hang inside the frame.
In the Kitchen
In the kitchen, adding crown molding to stock cabinets instantly creates a custom look, without the expense of installing custom cabinetry. It adds interest to your upper cabinets, and height to a room that can easily feel crowded and utilitarian. The heart of your home should feel warm and inviting. Installing wood crown molding to your cabinets can add just the right touch.
Shelving
Whether built-in or a basic wood bookshelf, wood crown molding makes the ordinary, extraordinary, changing a utilitarian piece of furniture into a statement that adds polish to your home. Your contractor can also build you a set of unique display shelves using your custom molding design to highlight your personal treasures, and make them a part of the room.
Mantels
Add wood crown molding to your fireplace mantel to create another coordinated element in your room, where you can display your family photos and other important keepsakes. If your fireplace looks out of place, installing crown molding that matches other elements in the room, will soften the transition and bring the room together.
Not Just for Decoration
Often overlooked, hollow crown molding can conceal cables or wires. You can avoid the trouble of creating holes in your walls, and never have to look at unsightly cords again, by hiding wiring in your crown molding.
There are so many kinds of wood molding to choose from. Where do I start?
Your first internet search for crown molding may have left you feeling confused. Crown molding is cornice molding, and cornice molding is crown molding, but they are not really the same. Clear as mud. And where does cove molding come in? Don’t worry you are in excellent company - most people are confused by the differences. Front Range Woodcraft is here to help.
Crown molding is an ornamental trim, generally used where a wall ends and a ceiling begins. Most crown molding flares upwards, crowning the top of the element it is added to, just like a queen being crowned on a throne. Crown molding is strictly for interior use. Most crown molding designs are convex - but not always - and can be as ornate as you can imagine - but can be simple, too.
Cove molding is a type of crown molding, but it is usually of a simpler design with less variation than crown molding. It is usually concave - but not always, sometimes it is flat. Unlike crown molding, cove molding can also be used as a transition material at the foot of a wall, as well as at the top.
Cornice molding is another type of crown molding, generally used where a wall ends, but that is where the similarities end. Cornice molding sits on top of the wall and projects outward. Unlike crown molding, it has both interior and exterior applications. Outside it can be used to direct rainwater away from walls.
Custom Wood Crown Molding by Front Range Woodcraft
Are you ready to add custom wood molding to your home? You don’t have to understand all of the differences between crown molding, cove molding, and cornice molding to elevate the aesthetic appeal of your home. Our team of expert Colorado craftsmen will walk you through the entire process.
Whether you are looking for wood crown molding, or something else to bring your vision for your home to life, reach out today for a free, in-home consultation with experienced craftsman, Mike Fisher, proudly serving the Front Range.