Interior Trim

Improve The Appearance Of Your Home With Interior Trim

The most notable feature of any building, regardless of its purpose, is the interior trim. Superior and quality trim can add an air of elegance and sophistication to any room, door or window, just by installing fine pieces of millwork and molding. But what kind of additions will work for your home? Read on for descriptions of the most popular types.

Curious as to how interior trim can improve the appearance of your home, as well as its market value? Call us today. Our knowledgeable experts at Crystal Construction would be only too happy to demonstrate the quality and value of the different types of interior trim.

Architectural Molding

In times past, good architectural molding installed inside and outside the home reflected the quality of the craftsmen who created it and the decorating style and taste of the owners who had it installed. From sweeping decorative trim framing the ceiling of a room to elegant wainscoting framing the paneled walls of a den, nothing can beat its elegant simplicity in creating a showcase out of a simple home.

Types of Trim Available Today

Interior trim today is available in a variety of styles and materials, from metal to wood to Styrofoam. The majority of installed pieces are made from wood or plaster, and each type can add dimension to a room, depending on the type installed, and where it is installed. The most popular installation sites include walls, doors and windows.

Crown molding is a popular choice for when you want the ceiling of a room to appear higher than it actually is. Installed where the wall meets the ceiling, it gives the illusion of the wall ending at the base of the molding, while the ceiling sweeps on above. It is often coupled with dentil molding, a decorative trim that adds detail to the illusion and often hides shadows created by the crown molding.

Base molding is often installed at the base of the wall, to cover gaps between the wall and the flooring and to provide a finished appearance. It is usually used in conjunction with shoe molding, a strip type of decorative trim meant to conceal an uneven floor.

Other Decorative Touches

In rooms where you have a lot of traffic daily, especially in places like dining rooms and kitchens, you may want to have chair rails installed to protect your walls from the impact of furniture being moved around it. These are strips of wooden trim that is installed at chair height, which doubles as a wall decoration, while protecting fragile wall surfaces from breakage and scuffing from chairs being brushed against it.

Door and window casings are the most popular types of interior trim in use today. Placed around interior doorways and windows, they conceal gaps left between the frames and surrounding walls, as well as defining the space with elegant millwork. They are most often used as refinements during the restoration of an older home.