Hello everyone,
This is the first time I’ve posted here. Anyway. I am getting ready to trim our new home. I am trying to find some good sources to show my fiance what different style and types of trim look like, and also just to get some ideas. Anyone have any suggestions?
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take her to the lumber yard or the big box..show her the alternatives..
if it's going to be painted.. use primed trim
if it's going to be painted.. use primed trim
And if you plan on painting it, add at least one coat of paint before you install the trim.
Then, once installed, you can fill the nail holes and add a final coat. (painting first allows you to save the aggravation of trying to paint the trim without getting paint on the walls too.)
-Mark
You have to be a little more specific! :) There are dozens of styles to choose from.
If you like modern styles, the box stores will work fine, since that's what they cater to. If you like older or traditional styles, forget it -- the box stores in my area don't stock a thing when it comes to any styles before the 1940s.
If it's feasible in your area, maybe you could go through a few open houses that are on the market. That could give you a really good idea of how things will look when installed. Lots of people have a hard time looking at a molding profile and imagining how it will appear in real life.
I'm posting two images to give you an idea of some very "traditional" trim in my neck of the woods.
Jake,
You can get some catalogs of available trims from certain companies from your local lumber yard. some of them show trim combinations, others only individual profiles. Use your imagination to combine some of them into your own style or copy the time honored ones as you prefer.
I'm in the same quandary. I want to do something cool for my office, kitchen, entry and dining rooms but can't seem to decide on anything that doesnt' cost $$$$. Working on it.
If you're painting the trim it will be much cheaper, and there are lots of ways to cheat. I like to rip down mdf panels and route the edges.
Good luck,
Dog
http://www.windsorone.com/moldings/gallery.asp
http://www.ferche.com/default.cfm/PID=1.8.1
http://www2.dcn.org/orgs/wmmpa/wm/gallery
What the Flock is this!!!???
http://www.ferche.com/FileUpload/Door%20topper%20colonial.jpg
besides UGLY!!!!!
Mr T
I can't afford to be affordable anymore
It looks like it's their answer to meeting a wall that doesn't allow them to nail the trim up wider then the board. Notice that on the right side?
I agree it's ugly but it's one answer to the problem.Who Dares Wins.
why be so kind...
tell us like you really see it...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
This will keep you busy. ;-)
http://www.twperry.com/4thEdTWPMouldingCatalog.pdf
Billy
I don't have a picture of this, but you might want to think about it.....
If you would like the look of wide crown molding, with a fraction of the cost, and few of the hassles, then use two-piece fake crown molding.
At the intersection of the wall and ceiling, put "442" casing upside down into the corner. (If you want, you could save even more $$ by using something else.) Then snap a line that is parallel to the ceiling, about 5" down. On that line, put screen molding -- it's about 3/4" wide, and 3/16" thick, with almost no profile.
Fill all of the nail holes. Paint the 442, the screen mold, and the wallspace inbetween with a semigloss or gloss white. Then paint the walls with your chosen color and sheen (hopefully not semigloss white).
Bingo -- the look of 6" or 7" wide crown molding.
Unless you're the lead dog, the view just never changes.