Crown Molding Around Fireplace

The most elegant solution was to dissolve the crown on either side of the box as if it is passing straight through and meeting in the imagined corner.

Crown molding around fireplace.

Install a 1 16 inch diameter drill bit into a power. Cut back a couple of inches on the molding to the stone then use corner crown to the front of the stone with one piece connecting the corners in the front. You don t have to put up a board but we wanted to have the crown pop out more three dimensionally. You can cut the stone with a really big diamond bladed saw maybe.

Next we added a piece of wall moulding to the bottom of the board using a brad nailer. We started by measuring the the width of the fireplace and cutting a 1 6 piece of wood to that length. Stepped up traditional revival crown molding complements the faux old floral tile on the fireplace s cast iron propane insert. You still might want to make sure it s not a fire hazard.

Below i could have wrapped the crown molding around the brick fireplace and that would have looked nice. An optional 6th step is to add crown molding to the top of the woodwork to the 1 4 on the very top. If you can see the gaps under fill with white caulk. Place the molding into position on the front of the fireplace hearth aligning the center of the molding with the edge of the hardwood floor.

Fireplace mantel designstraditional living roomliving room with fireplacefireplace designfireplace tile surroundmantel designlow ceilinghomewood fireplace surrounds. Dissolves are a great way to start and stop a crown molding. End cap or square nose molding is often used to transition from one type of flooring to another but it can also be used where flooring meets a vertical brick fireplace such as a fireplace. I ended up having it crowned when the rest of the room was getting crown molding.

Use a hammer and drive in some nails into the edge molding. I didn t at first and still really loved how it looked even without the crown molding. Dec 28 2013 explore camilla nelson s board fireplace moulding followed by 138 people on pinterest. There s crown molding around the room which is a big characteristic of classical interior design.

See more ideas about fireplace fireplace design tv over fireplace. Simple as that to make this look like a grand fireplace. This should provide a finishing touch that covers the space between the molding and the wall. Molding built with flat fronts leaves room for custom look flourishes like the one pictured.

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