How To Create Three Piece Cornice Molding

By Robert Robillard

Image: worthingtonmillwork.com Achieve A Beautiful Finish with 3-Piece Cornice Moldings Many years ago I installed a 3 piece molding with another carpenter at 300 Main Street. It was a lot of fun!! Lately I have seen more and more folks opting for this look.  It typically demands a high ceiling but the finished result is…

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Home Decorating Tips

By Robert Robillard

Three Home Decorating Tips This article will focus on the top three home decorating tips are easy for a do-it-yourself-er to tackle. Home Decor As a carpenter my thoughts and plans often revolve around details and ideas that make a house more aesthetically pleasing, historically correct or just plain functional. Things like crown molding, built…

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Installing Crown Molding

By Robert Robillard

Crown Molding Basics   Crown molding is a decorative trim piece the sits on an angle, and is used to cover transitions between surfaces for decoration. It is installed where the walls and the ceilings meet. They can either be plain or sprung. It is typically made from solid milled wood or plaster but may…

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Holiday Decorating Safety Tips

By Robert Robillard

Winter Holiday Safety Even with all the hustle and bustle, I still love the winter holiday season. The window candles, Christmas tree and exterior holiday lights and fragrant Frasier Fir trees are beautiful symbols of the holiday season, but when used improperly, these holiday decorations can be deadly. It’s important to consider these holiday decorating safety tips. According to the…

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