Decorative Molding

If you are looking for a little something extra that will add a touch of style to the inside of your home, than you should consider using decorative molding. This type of interior, and exterior, design technique can help plain rooms and houses to feel more cozy, elegant, and luxurious. With all the different types of decorative molding on the market today, there is no end of designs and styles; decorative molding is affordable, easy to apply, and will give your home that flair that you have been looking for.

The most popular types of decorative molding are used about the baseboards and ceiling junctions of the walls. Curved strips of plaster, plastic, wood, or faux wood and plaster, are used to cover the junction, improve the look of the room, and protect the walls from damage. Baseboard decorative molding can protect the wall from damage due to impacts, an especially desirable function if you have a home with children, and bed molding is applied to the junction of the wall and ceiling. While these are the most popular types of decorative molding used in homes, there are many other decorative molding options that home owners should consider.

Chair rail decorative molding is used to frame and encase a room; this type of molding is applied horizontally on the wall about 3-4 feet above the floor. Chair rail molding protects walls from scuffs and scrapes, and it adds an elegant and graceful tone to the room. Decorative moldings placed on the walls, like wall niches, are an unusual way of enlarging the room and customizing the appearance of a home. Doorway molds that can be fitted on the tops of doors are an excellent, and simple, method of using decorative moldings to dress a plain room up. There are hundreds of other types of decorative moldings available, and home owners should take the time to find the right molding to suit their tastes and decorating desires.