There are lots of ways to decorate a room. Traditional decorating ideas include paint colors, light fixtures, window treatments and accessories. You can also give rooms more personality with wood trim accent walls, especially if you're already planning to paint. Accent walls are common in …
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Interior Trim Series: Walls with Sizzle
Wall trim refers to many different types of decorative molding which can be added to walls to create decorative patterns and dress them up. Molding can be used as individual pieces and often they are combined to build up depth and more elaborate designs. Traditionally trim molding has been wood …
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Interior Trim Series: Hiding Wall Gaps
Basic trim is a tool of the builder, covering up the gaps where different building materials meet. Drywall (also called sheet rock) covers the wall's framing plus insulation on exterior walls. The trim used to cover gaps where the sheet rock meets windows and doors is called casing, i.e. the window …
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Built-In Cabinets & More: Interior Trim Series
We're used to built-in cabinets in our kitchens and bathrooms. But where else might you consider adding built-ins and why. Built-ins are really pieces of furniture that look like they're part of the house because of how they're attached to the walls and/or ceilings. Where can you add built-ins …
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Common Uses for a Pony Wall
When my girlfriend bought her new home, one of the changes she wanted to make was removing the pony wall by the front door. I'd never heard the term pony wall before, so I confirmed what she was referring to. Then I decided to learn more about the term and where these half walls are most often …
Interior Trim Ideas to Spice Up Any Room
Interior Trim Series: Cabinets and Built-Ins Interior trim can add spice to every room from the ceiling down to the floor. Trim is functional when it covers the gaps where different building materials meet. This happens where the ceiling meets the walls or the walls meet the floor which is why we …
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