Royal Bread
That’s what John thought this gift represented when he unwrapped it on Christmas morning.
But by around his third guess he’d cracked the code: crown molding. And his gift finally came to fruition this week when our crafty installer returned to hang beautiful 3 inch molding in our living/dining room and three bedrooms. The finished product is polished and purty. And best of all, John didn’t have to lift a finger. He works hard enough around here as it is, so I was glad to let him sit this one out.
Here are some detail shots:
And here’s the whole living / dining room in all of its crowning glory:
It looks just as dapper in the bedrooms, so stay tuned for some more pics. In the meantime you can find John not complaining about a sore back or a nail gun injury. Life is good.
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Comments
That’s really cute!! Once you said what it was, it really made me laugh.
It looks great too, I love crown molding. Can’t wait to put some in our home too!
I like your idea of hiring this job out. It looks great all the better that there are no personal injuries or aches. Can’t wait to see the bedrooms.
Hey Karen,
Yup, white ceilings. Although in that detail pic they look a little off white. We went for pure white molding and pure white ceilings to make our 8 feet tall ceilings seem a whole lot taller. And you know what, I think the molding really draws your eye up and makes things seem loftier. Mission accomplished!
xo
Sherry
That looks great. I recently went to a DirectBuy showroom and I’m redoing my home now. It’s proven to be lots of fun.
Hey Priscilla,
Good question. It was a while back, but we recall that when it was all said and done it came out to about $150 for materials (straight from Home Depot, he provided the receipt so I could be sure there was no funny business going on) and around $250 for two days of hanging labor (making our total spent about $400 for four rooms). Of course we suggest getting multiple estimates to score the best deal. And I’m sure these days there are great deals to be had! Hope it helps.
xoxo,
Sherry
Sorry my question doesn’t relate to this particular post, but I am moving into my new house in a few weeks and our entire basement has that push board ceiling (I don’t know the proper name for it!). From your pictures it looks like you were dealing with something similar in your den room. Did you replace it or hang dry wall instead? I’m just wondering if you know an easy way to make it look nice! (you can see some pictures if you go to my blog but be prepared – there is A LOT of work to be done!)
Hey Landry,
We actually didn’t have a drop ceiling in the den, but we had foam ceiling squares that were complicated to remove so we just painted them with a bunch of layers of white paint until they looked bright instead of dingy. If we were dealing with a drop ceiling like you though, we probably would have had it removed and redone, since you’ll gain more height in your space and you’ll also get a much more polished and finished look. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Hey, unrelated to the crown moldings… but where did you find that print that looks like a shadowbox hanging in the dining area? It’s beautiful!
We discovered it for cheap on http://www.allposters.com. Hope it helps!
xo,
s
Looks good! I love the way crown molding looks. And what a good present… no backaches!