Suddenly, even a simple room is more interesting because of it. This job’s 4½-inch crown came from a local lumberyard—still the best place to buy a wide selection of crown molding types.

Though you could find a 4-inch molding with a considerably lower profile than its traditional counterpart, I still think the effect would be rather crammed. Your living room seems to have an airy ...

If the ceilings in your home are eight feet tall, it is recommended that you use crown molding that is 3 to 5.25 inches tall, and if your ceilings are between 9 and 10 feet, 5.25- to 7-inch crown ...

The bottom line, of course, is that crown molding is attractive. It'll make rooms seem and feel more interesting, and it will become a conversation piece in your home. If you have a builder grade ...

The use of crown molding helps provide a sense of scale in this charming children’s bedroom. The four-poster beds add extra height, allowing the trim detailing to take a supporting role.

Cut blocks to support the crown molding. Here’s one easy way to figure out the angle for the blocks: Hold a section of crown ...

For a standard-sized room with eight foot ceilings, Doyle most often recommends a 4.5 to 5 inch molding to customers, but has installed moldings as wide as nine to ten inches for rooms that have ...

Cove molding is the wonderful curvy stuff that can dress up any room with a decent 9-foot ceiling. Its close cousin -- crown molding -- is the flatter version of this classic ceiling treatment.

And the tool itself usually costs less than $10. Of course, if your molding is only damaged a little, it’s not too hard to repair it yourself with an all-purpose joint compound.

Installing crown molding is precise work that requires patience and perseverance. An essential tool for this job is a power miter box saw, which cuts corners quickly and cleanly.

This story has been updated. Q: Our plumber had to cut two holes in our dining room ceiling and remove a section of original cast-plaster crown molding to assess, access and make repairs to the ...