3 Types of Molding to Incorporate into Your Home

The Classic Rail Molding

Perfect for: beachside cottage interiors or any home that’s got the spirit of the ocean in mind.

In styles: simple, flat, and wide. possibly paired with vertical panels. WIth half the room wrapped in crisp white, you can get away with almost any color on top. Design possibilities open wide.

Best feature: if it works for your room, go high gloss, and suddenly half your wall space is super easy to clean.

The Floor Molding

Perfect for: wood floors of any kind, from cork to wide plank barn wood

In styles: symmetry, simplicity, and width. Think ten inches high with a step in the center. A little higher profile than your average wall-hugging variety, but offer lots of chunky character. It’ll high class a dining room or add a masculine foundation to your man cave.

Best feature: floor molding looks so good with wood floors, you’ll want to redesign your whole room around it.

The Crown Jewel of Molding

Perfect for: any room (or whole home) that lacks architectural interest.

In styles: cove molding – smooth, simple, and inexpensive. Good for crown molding beginners and translates well to different ceiling heights. Coving looks especially sweet on curved edges. Rope molding is also fun and gives instant personality of a vintage variety. Dentils make a bold design statement, while allowing for softer contrast in rest of the room.

Best feature: there are hundreds of styles of crown molding, from super ornate trails of grapevines to modern minimalist curves. You can change the era, the mood, even the lighting in the room just by adding it.