Trim Transformations

Molding doesnt look like much when its stacked in the lumber racks at your home center. But its exciting to see how these contours can transform any room in your house by creating attractive details around windows, doors, passageways and elsewhere. Trim Transformations gives you all the inspiration and how-to information you need to master a wide range of molding projects -- wainscot paneling, ornate cornices, fluted casings, and mantelpiece shelves, just to name a few.

This stylish, fresh approach to home improvement provides just the right combination of design inspiration and how-to information to enable you to express your own sense of style and get pro-level results every time. Expert advice and step-by-step photos will help you transform your home with a wide range of trim and molding applications.

• Tools, materials and supplies for all projects are available at home centers
• All projects can be completed in 1-3 days
• Margin features explain time-saving tips, special techniques, cool tools and project options
• Design and upgrade options throughout the book provide inspiration if you want to go beyond basic projects

How to Use This Book

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Prep Projects

TRIM PROJECTS

Colonial Casing

Building a Better Baseboard

Elegant & Easy Passageway

Post & Lintel

Wainscot

Crowning Touch: Cornice Molding

Picture-Frame Wainscot

Mantelpiece

Contemporary Cornice