Crown Molding Around Fireplace

Molding built with flat fronts leaves room for custom look flourishes like the one pictured.

Crown molding around fireplace.

This should provide a finishing touch that covers the space between the molding and the wall. I ended up having it crowned when the rest of the room was getting crown molding. The fireplace is a bold accent or main focus. 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.

Stepped up traditional revival crown molding complements the faux old floral tile on the fireplace s cast iron propane insert. There s crown molding around the room which is a big characteristic of classical interior design. 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. Use a hammer and drive in some nails into the edge molding.

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. Dec 28 2013 explore camilla nelson s board fireplace moulding followed by 138 people on pinterest. An optional 6th step is to add crown molding to the top of the woodwork to the 1 4 on the very top. You still might want to make sure it s not a fire hazard.

I didn t at first and still really loved how it looked even without the crown molding. 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. You can cut the stone with a really big diamond bladed saw maybe.

Install a 1 16 inch diameter drill bit into a power. If you can see the gaps under fill with white caulk. Fireplace mantel designstraditional living roomliving room with fireplacefireplace designfireplace tile surroundmantel designlow ceilinghomewood fireplace surrounds. You don t have to put up a board but we wanted to have the crown pop out more three dimensionally.

Use the caulk gun to fill in the gaps and put some putty over the screw heads. See more ideas about fireplace fireplace design tv over fireplace. Simple as that to make this look like a grand fireplace. Dissolves are a great way to start and stop a crown molding.

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