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Decorative Moldings Will Make Any Paint Job Look Even Better
- By Richard Helps
- Published 03/11/2010
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Richard Helps
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Decorative Moldings Will Make Any Paint Job Look Even Better
You are planning to have someone paint the inside of your home, now give it an even more stylish look by adding crown molding and decorative trim. A little bit of woodwork in a home can give it an element of sophistication and class.
Many professional painting companies will install the trim as well as part of the job. You can also save money if it is all done at once because the walls and ceilings can be painted before the molding is added making it a much simpler process. If you choose to have the molding painted or stained that can be done in advance as well making it much easier for the painter.
Painting the trim and walls in colors that complement each other will give your room a very classy appearance. Dark colored walls framed in white or light colored trim make for a dramatic effect. In the same manner if the walls are light a darker color trim will make them pop out. The most important thing to remember in painting trim is that you want it to stand out from the wall itself. Since most walls are painted with a flat or eggshell finish, you will want to choose a semi-gloss or glossy finish for the trim. Since the shinier finish is also easier to clean, it works great around doorways where fingerprints build up. A glossy finish can be scrubbed with soap and water without fear of dulling the paint.
Crown molding is installed at where the ceiling and the wall meet. This type of molding can make rooms appear to be larger than they really are. It is usually best to paint this type of molding bright white to give a nice clean join to the ceiling. Your professional installer will be skilled at cutting the angles for the corners and then will use putty to fill in any gaps.
This process adds a very elegant touch to any residential property and works well in offices as well. Beautiful large moldings can be used in offices and in most workplaces along with retail commercial spaces to offset bright and bold colors which draw in customers. This type of application will look very modern and yet classic at the same time giving you the appearance of sophistication.
Many people in the Greater Vancouver area with older homes such as Port Moody, Burnaby and North and West Vancouver have discovered updating their homes by smoothing out their old textured ceilings. Smoothing out the ceiling makes it appear less cave like and when coupled with the crown molding will make your home seem like a brand new house but at a fraction of the cost. Ask your painter for ideas on dressing up the rooms in your home; you may be surprised at what they come up with.
All in all, if your planning on selling your home, and you wish to truly increase your property value along with the speed in which it may sell, installing crown moldings, baseboards and door casings along with fresh paint throughout are your best bet at success. If you are just getting bored of the same old same old, this may be all it takes to falll in love again with that old tired home you have been living in all these years.
You are planning to have someone paint the inside of your home, now give it an even more stylish look by adding crown molding and decorative trim. A little bit of woodwork in a home can give it an element of sophistication and class.
Many professional painting companies will install the trim as well as part of the job. You can also save money if it is all done at once because the walls and ceilings can be painted before the molding is added making it a much simpler process. If you choose to have the molding painted or stained that can be done in advance as well making it much easier for the painter.
Painting the trim and walls in colors that complement each other will give your room a very classy appearance. Dark colored walls framed in white or light colored trim make for a dramatic effect. In the same manner if the walls are light a darker color trim will make them pop out. The most important thing to remember in painting trim is that you want it to stand out from the wall itself. Since most walls are painted with a flat or eggshell finish, you will want to choose a semi-gloss or glossy finish for the trim. Since the shinier finish is also easier to clean, it works great around doorways where fingerprints build up. A glossy finish can be scrubbed with soap and water without fear of dulling the paint.
Crown molding is installed at where the ceiling and the wall meet. This type of molding can make rooms appear to be larger than they really are. It is usually best to paint this type of molding bright white to give a nice clean join to the ceiling. Your professional installer will be skilled at cutting the angles for the corners and then will use putty to fill in any gaps.
This process adds a very elegant touch to any residential property and works well in offices as well. Beautiful large moldings can be used in offices and in most workplaces along with retail commercial spaces to offset bright and bold colors which draw in customers. This type of application will look very modern and yet classic at the same time giving you the appearance of sophistication.
Many people in the Greater Vancouver area with older homes such as Port Moody, Burnaby and North and West Vancouver have discovered updating their homes by smoothing out their old textured ceilings. Smoothing out the ceiling makes it appear less cave like and when coupled with the crown molding will make your home seem like a brand new house but at a fraction of the cost. Ask your painter for ideas on dressing up the rooms in your home; you may be surprised at what they come up with.
All in all, if your planning on selling your home, and you wish to truly increase your property value along with the speed in which it may sell, installing crown moldings, baseboards and door casings along with fresh paint throughout are your best bet at success. If you are just getting bored of the same old same old, this may be all it takes to falll in love again with that old tired home you have been living in all these years.