Crown Moulding

For the past two weekends, Danny and his dad have been very busy installing new crown moulding in the house. The existing crown was small and didn't really fit with the large, beautiful baseboards in the rooms so we wanted something with a little more presence.

We looked a lot of different options from Lowes, Home Depot, online outlets and the local mill. Truly, we liked a lot of them, but when it came down to it, the mill could supply 16 feet lengths making Danny's job much easier, so that became the deciding factor.

The thing with an old house with plaster ceilings is that the ceilings aren't exactly level. So Danny and Tom had their work cut out for them getting the crown to lay flat. Additionally, a few of the walls hit an exterior wall which meant they were nailing straight into the stone. Again not an easy task. But they powered through it and the end result is great.

 We are ecstatic with how they turned out and I'm really proud of Danny for learning this challenging, new project. Bad news for him is that he did such a great job, now I want to add moulding to the kitchen.

Some paint samples on the walls. The halogen light (and probably the existing yellow wall) makes these appear blue, but they are really shades of grey.