Molding Material
When choosing molding, the way you plan on finishing them can help you decide the
best material to use. If you plan on painting your moldings, you can save
money by buying a high quality polyurethane molding or molding made from
hide density polymer system. All our polyurethane molding are engineered and
manufactured to fit flush to the wall and ceiling. Splintering, cracking,
warping, rotting or and finish sanding, common with wood molding, are
eliminated with polyurethane or polymer molding! The inherit characteristics
of plaster and gypsum molding, including heavy unmanageable weight and
fragility, will routinely create multiple shipping and installation
problems.
In recent years, long forgotten ways of decorating, have come back in
style. Today we try to find perfect harmony between modern technology and
classic details. Polyurethane has been present in our lives for years. This
molding is made for the builder of the new century and is made to eliminate problems
that moldings you may face today. It is great due to the fact that it can
withstand moisture, temperature changes, and they will not be destroyed by
termites or other unwanted pests. The newer material is used to capture the
details of years past and is the perfect example of the limbo between the
old and the new elements of current designs.
To make these moldings, molds are used. Molds are much easier to handle than
wood carving because all you have to go is fill the mold with polyurethane; they
also last forever. Each piece will look just like the last because there are
no details that are left to freehand. It will ensure a seamless match with
no cutting or trimming involved. The new technique has the appeal with the
classic details that can adorn any part of your room: the ceiling, the fire
place, and door panels. The demand for this particular line of moldings,
rosettes, niches, and other polyurethane relief products has been growing.
The molding products tend to take the center stage in the decor scheme of
the room. The moldings, rosettes and niches are the first layer in the
overall room plan. The molding can be installed on any kind of wall surface
with liquid nails and then reinforced with a few molding nails. The liquid
nails help to maintain a clean finish with almost no extra work to be done
to make the molding look finished.
Molding Styles
InvitingHome.com molding collection is not only appeals to designers and
architects, but also to people who appreciate structured details and
architectural structure. This collection will impress anyone who has a vision
for their space. The collection offers resources for unforgettable and unique
interiors. You can easily frame a ceiling, doors, windows, and make subtle room
details more apparent.
The collection is designed in such a way
that makes it easy to match the crown molding to the chair rail or door
frame, or any other sort of embellishments. The moldings come primed and
ready to be painted to that they seamlessly fit in with the rest of the
decor in the room as well as the house. The molding came onto the designing
scene in the early 1900s with the help of an architect and designer, Antoni
Gaudi. He concentrated on the spaces and on letting his work speak for
itself, just as the beauty of the molding in this collection does. His style
was very sculptured, fluid, and smooth. He was a prominent figure in the Art
Nouveau Movement. The movement called for a focus on the lines in the art.
The eye follows the lines in the art works and Art Nouveau called for more
fluid and organic lines. The lines had more of a curvy and parabola shaped
character. The movement created a different way to look at interior design
as well. Floral and plant patterns were widely used in the Art Nouveau to
keep with the flowing lines.
More attention was paid to the way the natural elements affected the design,
such as the shadows. The cove molding results in a shadow pattern that is
the darkest at the top, right bellow the hood of the molding and the
lightest at the bottom of the curve. The Ovolo style moldings have the
opposite shadow pattern that is the opposite of the cove, getting darker as
it curves down. The Cyma style molding is dark right under the top curve and
dark at the very bottom of the curve, the lightest past being the very
middle. The ogee has the inverted shadow pattern of the Cyma style.
The new molding collection makes it easy to bring home the classic style to
mix in with your personal style creating an original and a unique look to
the space. Thinking about your home in an Art Nouveau way will make you want
to be in the room and to truly love it. It is important to think about all
the shapes of the architectural elements as well as the decorative elements.
The design should be thought of as a whole making it easy to connect the
elements that seem to be from two completely different times. Think of the
harmonious lines with every object and detail and do not neglect the effect
that shadow has on the feel of the design.
InvitingHome's Molding Collections
The Designer series collection of
high quality molding are made using aluminum
molds to assure consistent part to part matching that prevent installation
delays and creates ornamental design detail. Molding produced with an exterior
acrylic foil for a smooth surface, the best paint bonding and for long term
protection against scratches and humidity infiltration. Moldings are coated with
an acrylic primer so they are ready to paint or stain. This molding collection
offers moldings in a flexible series for curved walls
Century molding collection consists of moldings with perfect joint™, bi-mold™,
computer-matched repeat™. All our polyurethane molding and trim products are
manufactured utilizing Bi-Mold™,
Perfect Joint™ and Computer-Matched repeat™. This unique and precise manufacturing method creates molding with Perfect
Joint™. This means that every piece of molding will have the same width,
depth, and length - matching piece to piece - exactly - every time.
The
computer-matched manufacturing process creates a molding that have "perfect
repeat or pattern match” of each molding length. This means each length of
molding is exactly the same; the repeat pattern ends exactly where the next
length of molding begins. Costly, labor-intensive pattern match cutting
of molding is not an issue with our products. Every length of molding will
have an exact pattern repeat match from one piece to the next. This yields a
swift professional installation with less product and labor costs.
All this moldings can be finished easily with any high quality latex or oil base paint.
The possibilities are endless! For a luxurious appearance of molding add a finish in gold,
silver or copper leaf. Faux finish your molding in marble, granite or gemstone
surface – or try one of the new decorative finishes such as suede, leather, sponging or stippling.
And for the truly ambitious – try decorative painting
of individual molding elements as shown here. Dream decors await your imagination!
Though not expensive, polymer molding can be an economical option for highly
elaborate crowns and other molding trim details.
If you prefer to retain the natural beauty of wood with a stain or clear finish,
choose moldings made from solid hardwood such as maple, cherry, red or white oak.
Wooden moldings are available on our site. Our wood molding is hand-carved from
solid hardwood in beautiful classical designs. You can choose among different
molding styles and profiles wood molding that is right for your application.
Wooden crown, chair rail, frieze and pierced molding available. Our carved
wood molding collection includes
hand-carved wood molding,
pierced wood molding,
sculptured wood molding, and embossed wood molding.
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