While a fresh coat of paint can easily transform a living space, another easy and fairly affordable designer element that will instantly elevate the look of a room is crown molding. Often, newer homes ...

Adding crown molding to your kitchen cabinets can elevate the look of the entire room. It can also be a kitchen upgrade that sets the stage for other improvements like beautiful over-cabinet lighting, ...

Crown molding is a decorative trim—placed where wall meets ceiling—that lends a touch of polished elegance and personality to a space. In its early days it served the very utilitarian function of ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Architectural detail serves as the foundation of a home's personality. Without it, the space can start to ...

I walk through the setup and real-world performance of the Kreg Crown-Pro crown molding tool to see if it’s worth your time ...

Intricate crown molding and baseboards—you know, the kind with scrollwork and dentils and multiple layers—are all well and good in a restored historic apartment in some romantic European city. But if ...

Dear Matt: Adding crown molding is the finishing touch to make any room look truly elegant. As you have found, it is not easy to fit the corners properly. I have done remodeling in many homes where ...

You’ll want to start by measuring the walls of the room and determining how much molding you’ll need to buy. (Be sure to buy extra, just in case you make the wrong cut. Many stores will let you return ...

Crown molding is a traditional architectural feature that's been used in home design for hundreds of years. Acting as the divider between the wall and ceiling, crown molding elevates a room, 'crowning ...

Q: My wife and I are in the process of breathing new life into our living room. We are exploring the possibility of trimming the top of the walls with crown molding. But the room's ceiling peaks in an ...

Getting the crown molding to fit at the corners is one of the toughest jobs to do well. Actually, many builders and remodelers cannot even do it properly and they end up using a lot of wood filler or ...