The taller 6-inch baseboards seem to be popular these days. To hide floor imperfections, raise the base molding approximately 1/8 to 1/4 inch with shims. You can cover the gap using flexible shoe ...

When it comes to cleaning your moldings, chances are the task falls into the “out of sight, out of mind” category, and you aren’t doing it enough. Because if you can’t see the dirt, it isn’t really ...

Intricate crown molding and baseboards—you know, the kind with scrollwork and dentils and multiple layers—are all well and good in a restored historic apartment in some romantic European city. But if ...

How often have you set your miter box exactly on 45 degrees and cut miters on a pair of moldings only to discover they don’t fit? Well, don’t worry. There’s nothing wrong with your miter box or your ...

Thinking of adding some molding to your home but don’t know a cap rail from a pilaster? We gathered some millwork terms from “Ron Hazelton’s House Calls” (TimeLife; $29.95) that should help you find ...

Im wondering if it is more cost effective to remove and replace the moldings in my home or to have the existing trim (with over 75 years of paint) stripped and refinished. Anyone have basic knowledge ...

Dear Robin and Christian: I am slowly trying to update my home, which was built in the 1980s. I do most of the work myself but have a limited budget. Right now I am concentrating on molding. The house ...