|
|
|
|
| Author |
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: NWNJ
Posts: 6,202
|
Finish Carpenters: Ideas please?
I am re-finishing a room and I'd appreciate some ideas for the crown moulding.
The room is 12x18, the walls are knotty pine wainscoting over painted wall board. The ceiling is is tongue/groove knotty pine planking. I didn't like any of the crowns available off the shelf at Home Depot/Lowes so I was thinking of using separate pieces of other mouldings to put together my own crown. But I'm not very creative. So any suggestions? thanks guys
__________________
big blue tricycle stare down the darkness and watch it fade |
||
02-22-2007, 08:09 AM
|
|
|
Friend of Warren
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Lincoln, NE
Posts: 16,496
|
How tall are the ceilings? The reason I ask is that if you have 8' ceilings a built up crown molding might overwhelm the room.
__________________
Kurt V No more Porsches, but a revolving number of motorcycles. |
||
|
02-22-2007, 08:20 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 869
|
I saw this on one of those sell your house things. Don't know if it would work in your situation but here was the idea.
1. Paint the walls something other than white. 2. Put up a piece of white trim (I think it was 1/4 round) about 2" from the ceiling. 3. Paint the wall to ceiling white to match. Surprisingly it was not half bad. It only works with a really tall ceiling where you can not see the difference without close inspection.
__________________
*************************** '97 Saturn SL (tiny 1.9L bubble car) '98 Grand Prix GTP (4dr family car with a bite FOR SALE) '87 944S (Sold as a German engineerd money pit) '78 Chevy 4x4 (What I drive when everything else is broke) |
||
|
02-22-2007, 08:30 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: NWNJ
Posts: 6,202
|
Quote:
__________________
big blue tricycle stare down the darkness and watch it fade |
||
|
02-22-2007, 08:34 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: NWNJ
Posts: 6,202
|
bump
__________________
big blue tricycle stare down the darkness and watch it fade |
||
|
02-22-2007, 10:34 AM
|
|
|
Parrothead member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Monmouth county, NJ USA
Posts: 13,847
|
Now high is the wainscoat? 3'? I sort of agree with kurtv that the moulding might be too much. If anythng, mabye just a piece of 3/4 cove or something simple like that.
__________________
Vinny Red '86 944, 05 Ford Super Duty Dually '02 Ram 3500 Diesel 4x4 Dually, '07Jeep Wrangler '62 Mercury Meteor '90 Harley 1200 XL "Live your Life in such a way that the Westboro Baptist Church will want to picket your funeral." |
||
|
02-22-2007, 10:41 AM
|
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: NWNJ
Posts: 6,202
|
wainscoting is 33". Agree on not overpowering thr room, good advice that, but I do need some kind of crown molding. Quarter round just looks so Motel 6.
__________________
big blue tricycle stare down the darkness and watch it fade |
||
|
02-22-2007, 10:43 AM
|
|
|
Parrothead member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Monmouth county, NJ USA
Posts: 13,847
|
Motel 6!
 Thats why I suggested a thin cove stained the same color as the wainscoat. My house had wainscoat with a huge dentil crown on top on some of the room . Was much happier when i took the crown down. it seemed to open the room alot. But it really comes down to personal preference.
__________________
Vinny Red '86 944, 05 Ford Super Duty Dually '02 Ram 3500 Diesel 4x4 Dually, '07Jeep Wrangler '62 Mercury Meteor '90 Harley 1200 XL "Live your Life in such a way that the Westboro Baptist Church will want to picket your funeral." |
||
|
02-22-2007, 10:50 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: NWNJ
Posts: 6,202
|
Quote:
__________________
big blue tricycle stare down the darkness and watch it fade |
||
|
02-22-2007, 10:53 AM
|
|
|
Friend of Warren
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Lincoln, NE
Posts: 16,496
|
Quarter round stained the same color as the panelling would be virtually invisible and hide the wall to ceiling seam. I would get a piece, stain it, and just tack it in place to see how it looks. I thing anything more than that is going to look overwhelming in a low ceiling room.
__________________
Kurt V No more Porsches, but a revolving number of motorcycles. |
||
|
02-22-2007, 10:55 AM
|
|
|
Parrothead member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Monmouth county, NJ USA
Posts: 13,847
|
Quote:
__________________
Vinny Red '86 944, 05 Ford Super Duty Dually '02 Ram 3500 Diesel 4x4 Dually, '07Jeep Wrangler '62 Mercury Meteor '90 Harley 1200 XL "Live your Life in such a way that the Westboro Baptist Church will want to picket your funeral." |
||
|
02-22-2007, 11:03 AM
|
|
|
Registered
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: NWNJ
Posts: 6,202
|
thanks Vinman
__________________
big blue tricycle stare down the darkness and watch it fade |
||
|
02-22-2007, 11:23 AM
|
|
|
Greasy Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Indiana
Posts: 1,457
|
If you want to make the cove look really impressive, start with door casing along the top of the wall, detail side down of course, then put the cove over that. Doesn't take up much space, and looks really nice.
-Nick
__________________
Owner: Bennington Motorsports www.benms.com Sponsor for Midwest Region 944-SPEC racing series -When was your timing belt changed or tensioned?? -Yes, I'm the crazy man that will loan out my 9201. Just PM me, I will add you to the list and get it out ASAP. |
||
|
02-22-2007, 12:30 PM
|
|
