When it comes to interior design, the interior trim is an important, but often forgotten, component. When properly installed, it’ll work well with your crown molding, door and window trim, chair rail and baseboard, creating a cohesive look that enhances your home’s architecture. However, when installing trim, you shouldn’t just pick the first one you see from the many available.
1. Crown molding – The crown molding is an angled piece of trim that covers the corners of your walls and ceiling. This kind of trim requires mitered cuts in the corners and comes in many profiles. According to pros, wider pieces of crown molding are more formal while smaller pieces with fewer ridges are more casual and modern.
2. Baseboard – The baseboard trim piece bridges the gap between your wall and floor, and, depending on your home’s structure, its size may vary. For instance, in modern spaces, this trim type could be as simple as a piece of quarter round. However, in homes with high ceilings, the baseboards are often several inches high.
3. Door casing – The door casing is the trim that creates a frame around the doorway and hides the framing pieces and shims that were used to install your door. For a clean look, this trim can be mitered at the corners or used with square blocks or straight-cut pieces.
4. Window casing – Similar to the door casing, this trim frames the windows and hides any gaps that may surround them. While they may have had a practical use back in the past, window casing trims nowadays are mostly used for decorative purposes and are often coordinated with the door casing.
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