1001 Ideas For Trimwork Second Edition

Adding trimwork and molding adds style and character to any home, especially a newer home that suffers from empty-box syndrome, which is a lack of all but the most rudimentary trimwork on walls and ceilings. With over 1,180 color photographs and illustrations, Ideas Unlimited: Trimwork presents molding profiles and designs to turn any style home into a showplace. Topics cover window and door casings, crown moldings, chair rails, friezes, niches, wainscoting, pillars, stair embellishments, and mantel moldings. In addition to hundreds of molding designs, the book includes scores of examples of professionally decorated rooms enhanced with trimwork of almost every description. * Over 1,100 inspirational photographs and illustrations * Over 1,000 practical design ideas for enhancing the home * Complete guide to the most popular molding profiles to enhance any home * Tips for matching trimwork to any style house * Design ideas for turning ordinary homes into showplaces * Comprehensive glossary and index