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DIY Basics: Molding Styles
DIYnet — Home repair expert Brad Staggs discusses a variety of molding. Many home improvement stores have selection guides that can help you match the correct molding style to your need. Molding is a great way to provide a finished appearance to a room ...More…
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Use Molding to Frame a Mirror
DIYnet — If the mirrors in your bathroom are flat and featureless, dress them up with picture-frame molding and decorative corner blocks. The project will cost only about $20 and take just two to three hours to complete. Measure the thickness of your ...More…
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House Call: Repairing Crown Molding
DIYnet — Brad Staggs, the host of DIY's Complete Fix-It, shows a homeowner how to repair two crown-molding problems: a corner where the two pieces don't meet and a section that has started pulling away from the ceiling. Use a utility knife to clean and ...More…
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Molding to Dress Up a Door
DIYnet — You can use decorative molding to dress up a plain flat door. Measure the panels on a door of the same height and width as the door you want to decorate. Use a framing square to transfer the measurements to the plain door ( Use a miter saw to cut ...More…
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Wallpaper, Trim and Molding
DIYnet — A camping cooler with 6 inches of warm water in the bottom is perfect for moistening pre-pasted wallpaper. A rolled up piece of rye bread or an artist's kneaded eraser will do a good job of cleaning marks off of non-washable wallpapers. If you ...More…
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Veneering Molding
DIYnet — The VacuPress allows you to apply veneer to irregular surfaces such as crown molding. Veneering on a curved surface can be a difficult process if you don't have the right tool. Inventor Daryl Kiel has created a vacuum pressing system that makes ...More…
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Creating Molding on a Radial-Arm Saw
DIYnet — The radial-arm saw is often used to cut molding, but it can also be used to shape molding. The technique, however, is for experts only. To shape molding, the radial-arm saw blade must be angled to make a cove cut. To do that, swivel the blade to ...More…
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Bringing the Walls to Life
DIYnet — Nancy Golden shows how she transformed a nondescript pool house ( On a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the greatest degree of difficulty, this project rates a solid 3. It took 14 hours, spread over the course of two and a half days, to complete ...More…
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Constructing the Fifth Wall
DIYnet — Golden plans to utilize all the walls of the sunroom -- including the ceiling, which she calls the fifth wall. She wants to add a grasscloth wallpaper to the ceiling, giving it a thatched-hut look. Woven grass is typically mounted to a heavier ...More…
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Ceiling Medallion
DIYnet — Incorporate architectural detailing into your home by installing a lightweight polyurethane ceiling medallion around a lighting fixture or a ceiling fan. If you'd like to incorporate architectural elements into your home, installing a ceiling ...More…
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Installing a Ceiling Medallion Above a Chandelier
DIYnet — Take the room and the surroundings into account before choosing a medallion. When installing a medallion above a light fixture, choose one that is either larger or smaller than the fixture for a more aesthetically pleasing look. If painting is ...More…
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Ceiling Medallions
DIYnet — A well-chosen ceiling medallion brings a classic architectural accent to an ordinary room. New, polyurethane ceiling medallions are lightweight and can be installed with double-stick tape and finish nails. In this installation, the chandelier's ...More…