Moldings are the
finishing touches
that let your project
show its best
face. Yet often a superior carpentry
effort is undermined when
molding styles clash or are ill-proportioned.
Choosing a trim style. The
"period" look is coming back into
popularity. Many owners and
builders are choosing to trim the
interior in a classic style that gives
the house the flavor of an older
home. The concern is not so much
to exactly duplicate historical
moldings as to capture the feeling
and proportions of a style. Here are
two interior trim packages, which
I'll loosely categorize as "Classical"
and "Victorian." Many styles exist
within these broad categories, so I
emphasize that my description of
each is not absolute, but just one
variation.
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