installing crown molding on a vaulted ceiling

The repair of the ceiling is coming to an end and it’s time to think about how to hide the technological gaps between the walls and the ceiling and make the transition from wallpaper to ceiling decoration more harmonious. To do this, use decorative linings, the most popular of which are ceiling moldings. They will give the ceilings completeness, and the interior volume and relief. What is molding and how to choose the right design element for your interior.

Molding. What is this?

Molding is an overhead decorative element. In the common people, it is called a ceiling plinth, which is essentially the same thing. Moldings differ in the material of manufacture, in the design of the ceiling and in the location. There are also non-standard purposes for the use of ceiling skirting boards.

Moldings are used for a variety of purposes. They can mask some defects, irregularities or cracks. You can visually correct the geometry of the room or use this element to zone rooms. These are purely practical goals, and there are conceptual ones, when with the help of moldings you can create a certain style of room. For example, if the relief pretentious details are painted under stucco with gilding, then the style of the Renaissance, antiquity, and the Middle Ages will be obtained. Any modest apartment in a modern high-rise building can be turned into royal choirs, if you correctly apply such spectacular design details.

More strict moldings painted in metallic will perfectly fit into the high-tech style, and the framing around the windows and doors will give the room a rustic chic in the style of Provence or country. Frames, borders, medallions and so on can emphasize or highlight individual interior elements – portraits, landscapes, chandeliers, decorative candlesticks. Pilasters can divide the wall and highlight the panels, which are painted in a color contrasting with the rest of the walls, pasted with wallpaper or tiled.