Why Decorative Applied Moulding is transforming rooms on Long Island

Decorative moldings can work wonders to transform a boring box into a wonderful room.

Anytime you are looking to enhance or dress up a space decorative moulding is a great choice

• Newly constructed homes usually have a simple baseboard molding along the floor and narrow casings around the windows and doors.
• Older homes often can be found with wider decorative moldings and this gives these homes real character.

You'll be amazed how a home can look more luxurious with the simple addition of wider casings, deeper baseboards, crown moldings, and a chair rail.

The most common moldings used in homes today are:

• Baseboard Mouldings
  This moulding is installed at the bottom of a wall against the flooring to cover the gap between the two surfaces. A typical home uses baseboards from 2" to 6" deep from top to bottom.
• Casing
  This moulding is used to fill the gap between a window and wall or door and wall. A typical home has casings between 1" to 4" wide.
• Crown Moulding
  This moulding is used to fill the gap between a wall and the ceiling. Crown mouldings can measure from 1 1/2" to 15" or 20" depending on the size of the room, the height of the ceiling, and the grandness of the space. A typical home uses crown mouldings of about 4" to 5".
• Chair Railing Moulding
  This moulding runs horizontal to the floor, approximately 30" from the floor to protect the wall from chairs bumping. Today, a chair rail is often used for decorative purposes only.
• Astragal Moulding An interior moulding attached to one of a pair of doors or window sash in order to prevent swinging through; also used with sliding doors to insure tighter fitting where doors meet.

Here are some of our tips on what rooms to add molding to and choosing the right molding for your home.

The best rooms to added Mouldings to are:

• Dinning Room
• Living Room
• Foyer
• Bath
• Master Bedroom

What to consider when looking to add applied moulding:

• Consider what rooms guest will see the most
• What type of ceilings are in these rooms
• How high are the ceilings
• Are you trying to raise the roof or lower the ceiling
• What are you trying to enhance in the space (Details, Details, Details)

Consider the style of your home when choosing the right molding.
Choose moulding styles to coordinate with the style of your home. You may love deep crown moulding and a center medallion on the ceiling, but this would probably not work in a contemporary or ranch style home. A modern home should have plain mouldings with little detail. Traditional homes look wonderful with deep baseboards and wide casings. Elegant period style homes are enhanced with very detailed decorative mouldings.

Consider what you are trying to achieve: Many homes today have open floor plans with very hight ceilings.  Visually lowering the ceiling by adding a chair rail.

Determine the size of crown moulding to buy.
Crown mouldings should enrich the look of a room, not overpower it. Decorators and interior designers usually advise that you select the width of crown moulding based on the height of the ceiling, usually 1" of depth for each foot of ceiling height. This rule works well for large rooms where a room with 10' ceilings would have 10" crown mouldings. For smaller rooms and lower ceilings, the dimensions might be too wide and you would need to cut back on the width. Tape a piece of paper or cardboard to test different sizes.

In Summary, Almost any room or style house can be enhanced with character with some Decorative Applied Molding.

• There is always a solution
• There are thousands of profiles
• Don't be afraid to go big

What has been your experiences with Decorative Applied moulding? 

Are you looking to enhance you home with some applied moulding?