Interior Design and Decorating Timber Finishes
Types of Timber and Wood Moldings used in Interior Decoration
Timber Moldings
Traditionally all moldings were solid timber and available in many profiles. Today there are even more profiles and a lot of the moldings are now made of MDF Board, making them more affordable.
MDF Board moldings are ideal if you intend to paint the finished product, but if you intend to stain and polyurethane, stick to the traditional product of timber.
Moldings are used for cornice or crown, picture rails, dado rails, skirtings, window and door architraves and panelling.
Skirting (mopboard, washboard, scrub board, base plate)
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Skirting (mopboard, washboard, scrub board, base plate)
This runs vertically around the foot of the wall to protect it from knocks from feet.
Architrave
Architrave is a molding that is planted over the joint between a frame and an opening to cover the joint i.e. door or window. |
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