Design Ideas for Custom Mouldings in Traditional Homes

When you’re planning to remodel your home, making subtle changes to a room can have an outsized impact. A small feature can make a room seem bigger, raise the class of your interior design, or give a living space its own character.

One of the best remodeling tips is to incorporate custom mouldings into any room’s decor to enhance its appearance.

Frame Your Kitchen Ceiling With Custom Mouldings

In many traditional kitchens, the cabinetry is the focal point, with the room’s features extending outward. This is especially true when you install new wood cabinetry in your rustic or traditional kitchen. You can use crown moulding to frame the kitchen and draw more attention to your cabinets.

It won’t be difficult to find crown moulding that matches your cabinetry. Choose an ornate trim that resembles your cabinetry and line the walls along your ceiling to create an inclusive framework. It will seem as though your cabinetry and your mouldings were always intended to go together.

Build an Accent Wall in Any Room

Like many homeowners, you might install custom mouldings to line walls, doorways, windows, or flooring. But if you’re feeling creative, step away from those common design trends and try something new.

You can select decorative mouldings to create an accent wall by securing them to the wall at appealing angles. Once you secure the mouldings, you can paint them to match the wall or pick a complementary color that will help them stand out.

Apply the mouldings in any layout that appeals to you. Create geometric shapes or implement a less orderly aesthetic. You can even turn larger mouldings into small shelves by installing them in horizontal lines. Sketch a few different styles on paper to see how the wall will look before you begin.

Add the Illusion of a Higher Ceiling With Crown Mouldings

Low ceilings create a challenge in many homes since a shorter room can feel cramped and claustrophobic. To make this type of room seem larger and more expansive, you don’t necessarily have to knock out the ceiling or take out a wall. You can achieve similar results with less work and expense with the addition of custom mouldings.

Adding trim like crown mouldings can have a noticeable impact on the feel of a room with a low ceiling. The mouldings will make the ceiling seem a few inches higher. That’s often enough of a change to make the entire living space seem roomier and more spacious. Larger mouldings will further build on this illusion.

Reface Cabinetry With Rope Moulding

If your kitchen cabinets are a little outdated but still seem sturdy and reliable, there’s no need to replace them. Instead, you can reface them or touch up the cabinet doors for a fresh look. This is a more cost-effective approach that will still refresh your kitchen.

Custom-crafted rope mouldings make it easy to modify the look of your cabinets. Apply rope moulding to each cabinet door to give the entire ensemble a traditional or classic design. The mouldings can be as intricate or as simple as you choose. Match them to the kitchen’s crown moulding for an overall more elegant look.

Make Your Ceiling Stand Out With Shiplap and Custom Mouldings

Are you interested in a way to dress up your ceiling? Try covering it with shiplap for a farmhouse or nautical atmosphere — a shiplap ceiling can give any room a more traditional feel. When you run the sections lengthwise, shiplap can even give the impression of a longer room with more space.

Keep the structure fluid by using mouldings to cover seams and nail holes. The mouldings can also give more support to the shiplap if you position them over each seam. Use the mouldings to keep the shiplap straight and even as you install each section.

Dress Up the Inside of Any Doorway or Window

Enhance your interior door and window frames by adding custom mouldings to the tops or sides of the framework. You can make the frames appear larger or more elegant by adding the right style of mouldings. This is an easy change to make, but it can have remarkable effects on the impression any room gives.

Any style and size of moulding can enhance your interior door and window frames. Draw more attention to the architecture of the home by adding mouldings to archways and along corridors. Mouldings with beautiful carvings can turn any entry point into a grand entrance.

Add Mouldings to Your Bathroom to Dress Up Ordinary Fixtures

It can be difficult to stick to a budget when remodeling a bathroom. In addition to cosmetic changes, you may need to cover the cost of installing or changing plumbing features.

You can keep your project’s cost lower by choosing more affordable cabinets, mirrors, and shelves. Once you buy those items for your bathroom remodel, you’ll want a way to give them an upmarket appearance.

Install custom mouldings to add class and style to mirror frames, cabinet doors, and shelves. A moulding collection with a variety of matching pieces will make it easy to stick to a specific style when you want to change the appearance of multiple bathroom features.

Finish the Look of Partial Walls With Custom Mouldings

You might have partial walls surrounding some of your home’s doorways or staircases. View any short or partial wall as an opportunity to add more character.

Finish off a partial wall next to a staircase by topping it with handsomely carved mouldings. Match the mouldings to your banister, or opt for a unique theme that complements the rest of the room.

Explore Our Wood Mouldings Before You Plan Your Design

Mouldings One offers a wide range of custom wood mouldings. As you browse our products, you’ll find mouldings in an endless range of styles, measurements, and shapes. Mix and match a few different designs, or try one of our moulding collections for a more cohesive look. Visit our catalog to get started.