Design and Style Guide For Moulding & Trim
Design and Style Guide For Moulding & Trim
Design and Style Guide For Moulding & Trim
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Design And Style Guide
For Moulding & Trim
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Introduction
Introduction
Types of Moulding
BASES serve as the finishing cover as the wall joins the floor. Many
of the panel mouldings will also make two-piece baseboard ap-
plications. Baseboards can also be inverted and paired with cornice
mouldings to form larger crown details.
Basic Moulding Types CASINGS are employed as trim elements around doors and win-
dows. In addition, they are often used as larger chair rails or linear
10 12 banding around a room.
CHAIR RAILS are usually applied to a wall horizontally, approxi-
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mately 30 to 40 inches parallel to the floor. Traditionally found in
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dining rooms, they protect walls from sliding furniture. Chair rails
are also used as panel mouldings to trim the tops of panels on
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walls or ceilings, and provide a “wainscot” appearance. They can
be paired with casings with backbands to form larger chair rails.
Basic Moulding Types
CROWN AND CORNER MOULDINGS are applied where the wall
joins the ceiling. They are used to add more interest and design
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depth to a room. Cornice mouldings themselves can be enhanced
16 by adding baseboards, casings, chair rails, lineal moulding, or
panel moulding when used in larger rooms with high ceilings.
These large combination details are a creative method for adding
stronger and more noticeable design elements in large spaces.
BACKBANDS are applied on all doors and windows, together or
separately, or as a simple touch to a well designed room. Primarily
Mission/Craftsman Era
utilized to add more overall width and depth on the outer edge of
casings, they also serve as a transition element between
18 casings and wainscot details.
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DOOR HEADER AND TOP CAP is found above doors and windows
and serves as a pediment above these openings. They run hori-
19 zontally on top of mitered casings to give height to the opening or
at the head jamb of an opening with casing. Door headers can be
20 used in fireplace applications as wide casings or a base.
22 FLEXIBLE RESIN MOULDINGS can accommodate convex, concave
3 and various other design requirements such as a custom crown for
Victorian Era a curved wall. Flexible resin mouldings can accommodate shapes
such as eyebrow, oval, half-round and elliptical, providing a simple
1. Crown 12. Rosette Block solution for finished curved openings.
2. Casing 13. Wainscot Cap LINEAL MOULDINGS are used with chair rails, crowns, friezes and
3. Base 14. Flute & Reed Casing panels on ceilings or walls.
4. Chair Rail 15. Plate Rail PANEL MOULDINGS are used to form panels on ceilings and walls
5. Apron 16. Mission Wainscotting and enhance cornice applications. In addition, they can also be
used as finer chair rails or with baseboard caps to form two-piece
6. Stool 17. Board & Batten
baseboards.
7. Door Jamb 18. Picture Mould
PLINTH BLOCKS are used at the edge where a baseboard joins the
8. Picture Frame Moulding 19. Pilaster
casing of a doorway. Lending themselves to both stock and custom
9. Craftsman Style Header 20. Pilaster Block
applications, they can add the right finishing touch to a dramatic
10. Header Cap or Pediment 21. Built-up Victorian entrance.
11. Plinth Block Header–Architrave
CORNER BLOCKS are used at the corner of a top casing. Paired
22. Base Cap
with rosettes, they can set the perfect frame shape to a door.
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Classic and Colonial Era Styles
Colonial,
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Most of the wood moulding we have today has its roots in the
rich styles of Colonial America in the 1700’s. The early colonists
brought with them elements of the popular Georgian styles from
Europe. As their new democracy flourished, however, they devel-
oped a taste for newer architectural looks based on classic Greek
and Roman forms... a style that would be known as Federal .
Colonial trim tends to be simple yet elegant, reflecting the hand
crafted production methods of the day. Many mouldings from this
period are built-up using several mouldings, especially in rooms
with higher ceilings where scale is important. The amount of detail
and the overall level of built-up trim was also influenced by the
person’s or institution’s place in society and, more often than not,
what they could afford.
Whether you own a home of this style or just wish to recreate a
historical look, a variety of mouldings are available to help you
achieve your goals.
607
382A 453A
452
241 383 75
241
026 26 217
Moulding numbers are based on Kelleher part numbers and may be available
in several species of wood. Ask your retailer about specific patterns.
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607
452
287
700
221 230 or 231
382
136
383
221 or 223 475 391
MDF46A/111808
270
1 1/8"
3 1/4"
374
217 28
26 or 28
226 226 240
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Embossed
Moulding
28
46
100
100
Embossed
Moulding
Embossed
Moulding
28
46
28
46
382
136
391
387 552
607
382
1x6 S4S 136
382
136
349
387 552
004 30
226
376
004 30
241
226 Moulding numbers are based on Kelleher part numbers and may be available
004 species of wood. Ask your retailer about specific30
in several patterns.
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452
367
562 556
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613 (Pediment)
467
568
020 Cap
383 MDF-028A
Back Band 274
322
469 28 564 98 82
Existing
Casing
389 423
Existing Base
022 239
020 Cap 445
384 Cap
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102
613
104
469
136 35
552
34 36
22 MDF-563 23
226
136 35
22 MDF-563 23
226
104
445/570
51
445/570
53
029
96
387
56
121 83 560 25 56
226 Sheet Stock 226 226 22
Sheet Stock Sheet Stock 1x4 S
Sheet S
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Styling Cues:
Styling cues of the Victorian era are basically greater size and
detail. Intricate patterns and rounded bead cuts were easy to
execute and very common. Some of the classic ogee forms ex-
ist but they are usually replicated several times in a profile and
are augmented with numerous beads and enhancements. Door
and window casings tend to be symmetrical and were often
used with decorative corner and plinth blocks.
42 386
Build-ups for
10’-12’ Ceilings
386 or 389
Reed Side
Exposed
374
274
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Plinth Block / 742
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564
83 560 25 562
Wainscotting, Baseboard,
Sheet Stock 226 226 226
and Wall Treatments Sheet Stock Sheet Stock 1x4 Stock
Sheet Stock
51 51
382
469
26 83
564
562 134 Panel 1/4” Sheet Stock
226
1x4 Stock
Sheet Stock
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563 561 24 86 84
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The Haas Lilienthall House 069
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Craftsman, Mission
Arts & Craft Movement
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Craftsman, Mission,
Arts & Crafts Movement
Influences of the Arts & Crafts Movement
Amid the excesses of the Victorian era, there came a new move-
ment of artists and architects emphasizing the simplicity of form,
natural materials, and individual craftsmanship over industrializa-
tion. This period saw a move away from the detail and ornamenta-
tion of the Victorian and previous eras, to simpler, more rectangu-
lar forms.
In America this movement was embodied most notably in the
Craftsman and Bungalow style homes of the early 1900’s. Notable
architects and designers of the day such as Gustav Stickley and
the Green brothers embraced the style in many projects. Other
notable architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright, George Elmslie &
William Purcell, implemented the look in finer home designs in
what would become known as the Prairie Style. The movement
shared much with the architecture of the Spanish missions found
in the western United States, and these simple forms and influ-
Natural woods were often used in earlier craftsman/Arts & Crafts enced home design for several decades.
styles. As the century progressed, painted designs of the same style
and form were increasingly common. We invite readers to experi-
ment with many of the design ideas presented in this section using
stain or paint grade mouldings. The numbers beside each pattern
represent a sample of pattern numbers; please refer to the catalog
for specific item numbers.
268
234 236
413 or 558
234
236
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Styling Cues:
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Important styling cues of this era are rectangular shapes of beauti-
fully grained wood, usually unpainted, with rounded or234eased
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edges... and always cut and installed using precise carpentry!
Additional details or embellishments when desired usually consist
of some additional edging details, a cove, or a classically formed
ogee used in a door pediment or crown. Architects, particularly in
finer homes, chose to soften the impact of such a stark design on
their clients.
When remodeling a home in this style, consider natural wood
mouldings in species such as Alder, Poplar, Douglas
208 or 236 Fir or Oak. 208 or 236
236
226 349
45 or 47 45 or 47
613 236 S4S
092
236 236
236 or 208
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Craftsman, Mission,
Arts & Crafts Movement
S4S
234 or 236
S4S
274
234 or 236
S4S
206
234
S4S
607
092 S4S
234 or 236 206
221
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Careful blending of different
architectural styles can produce
very dramatic results.
Twentieth-Century America
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Twentieth-Century America
36 397
96
490 27
613
234 236
424
249
206
207 or 209 413410 218
346
Moulding numbers are based on Kelleher part numbers and may be available
in several species of wood. Ask your retailer about specific patterns.
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419 249
232 256
406 407
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Gallery
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Design Resources
We invite readers to consult any of the fine books listed below for help
in designing and installing their moulding and trim applications.
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Visit our website for more information about our
Abrams Guide to Period products, how-to information, and to order a catalog.
Styles for Interiors ©2007 The Kelleher Corporation. All rights reserved.
ISBN 0-8109-5914-3 Photos: P.16 David Duncan Livingston
P.18,19, 22 Christian Korab, P.15 (Bottom) MisterSF
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