How Crown and Baseboard Trim Can Enhance A Room
Most people spend a fair amount of their home renovation budget on construction and replacing furniture. They don’t think much about or leave enough money for the details that will help complete the overall look of the home. Trim and moldings are such details. High-quality trim not only increases the aesthetic value of a home but also decreases the possibility of wear and tear in the future.
Crown and Baseboard Trims
This photo shows how one family added outlets to their home by covering the wiring with oversized baseboard that matched the rest of the room decor.
While the crown is a decorative trim that highlights the transition between walls and ceiling, baseboard trim is useful in covering the joints between wall surfaces and floor. Crown trims are mostly used for decoration today. Other than the top of the wall, you can find them in places such as cabinets, mantels, entryway, bookshelves, and hiding wires. The baseboard trim is both decorative and functional.
Each of these trims plays an essential role in giving your home a crisp and beautiful finished look. Some of the benefits of these trims are:
Make a room look great and enhances the overall beauty by covering up plasterwork at the top of the walls.
Hide wires installed at the floor or ceiling level.
Keep away dirt from accumulating in between floor and walls.
Prevent insects from making their way into the room.
Protect the bottom edge of the wall from moisture and other types of damage.
Give a smooth finished look by hiding uneven flooring edges.
Permit expansion and contraction of wooden floorboards.
Protect the walls from bumps and scratches from pets and vacuum cleaner attachments.
Protect paint.
Safeguard against mold by keeping the water from running under the drywall and flooring.
Make a large room look proportional.
Available in a range of heights, colors, and thicknesses.
Cover imperfections in walls.
Cover joints in the drywall.
All these benefits help in keeping a room pristine and damage-free for a longer duration.
The selection process
It is crucial to choose the right material for the trim to give your room that perfect look. The material you want will also determine the cost and the durability of the trim. The most common trim materials are made of natural wood, vinyl, MDF (medium-density fiberboard), and plastic.
Natural wood trims look sophisticated and will go a long way in providing elegance and beauty to your room. It is the most common material used by many builders. Woods like pine, cherry, oak, and walnut can be stained and varnished to suit any décor and can be added to any part of the room for a perfect finish.
Vinyl is a good choice if the area has water and moisture issues. It is durable and very easy to work with. Unlike wood, vinyl trims cannot be painted.
Plastic trims are cheap and can be styled in a way to imitate wood. These are easy to install and require little maintenance.
Ceiling and baseboard trims give an entirely different look and feel to your room. You will be amazed to see how they will change the very essence of a home and are much more than a mere extension of your home aesthetics. If you have questions about your trim or want to schedule an appointment to talk about it, give us a call!
The Wood Doctor is the leader in wood restoration, refinishing and refacing in the Portland area. Call 503-560-5220 for a project consultation.