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 ...

Q: My husband and his friend spent several hours trying to install crown molding in our nursery. They finally gave up because they couldn’t get the corners right. How can they finish the job, so our ...

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 ...

Step into any older home, and chances are that your eyes are going to be drawn to the beautiful molding. Once a must-have in home design, molding has fallen by the wayside in newer construction in the ...

A fairly quick, fairly inexpensive way to spruce up a room witha little “architectural interest” is to add crown molding. But it didn’t used to be that way. Not so many years ago, installing crown ...

Have you ever wished that you could have beautifully installed crown molding and trim in your home but you simply cannot afford the cost of hiring a professional? Of course, the best solution would be ...

Q:In putting up crown molding, I understand there is a more attractive way to do corners other than mitering. What is it? How do you do it? A:Mitering is the quickest and easiest way to cut and join ...

When I left you last week, my grandson had turned into a prune and I had to get him out of the tub and I had hit my word limit, so I will continue the procedures for crown molding. There are two ...

Q: My husband and his friend spent several hours trying to install crown molding in our nursery. They finally gave up because they couldn’t get the corners right. How can they finish the job, so our ...