Crown Molding Above Fireplace

Personally i d stop the crown molding at each end of the fireplace with some compound miter end caps unless you re really good with a coping saw.

Crown molding above fireplace.

See more ideas about fireplace fireplace design tv over fireplace. An optional 6th step is to add crown molding to the top of the woodwork. Crown is done molding is done. Use a hammer and drive in some nails into the edge molding.

Cobwebs incorporated into the fireplace s molding provide a resting spot for long legged critters. All nailed in and ready to caulk. Browse 176 fireplace molding on houzz whether you want inspiration for planning fireplace molding or are building designer fireplace molding from scratch houzz has 176 pictures from the best designers decorators and architects in the country including ferguson bath kitchen lighting gallery and builder tony hirst llc. Cutting and fitting in that last piece.

This should provide a finishing touch that covers the space between the molding and the wall. Paint and finish your fireplace molding with whatever color or theme you want. Attach the edge molding to the inner portion of the molding right by the fireplace opening. We had to piece this part to make it all work but again caulk.

Use the caulk gun to fill in the gaps and put some putty over the screw heads. Next we added a piece of wall moulding to the bottom of the board using a brad nailer. Print out the cobweb labels on self adhesive computer paper. Molding above fireplace spiderweb clip art.

An optional 6th step is to add crown molding to the top of the woodwork to the 1 4 on the very top. This is the part that hangs outside the mantel about an inch or so but after it s all done i don t mind it. If you run it a couple inches off the ceiling your recessed lights will leave a shadow at the top of the fireplace. I ended up having it crowned later on when the rest of the room was getting crown molding.

This project went quickly and came in under 60 which includes the price of paint wood nails and paint supplies. Install a 1 16 inch diameter drill bit into a power. We started by measuring the the width of the fireplace and cutting a 1 6 piece of wood to that length. Just my humble opinion.

How to add woodwork above the mantle fireplace. Dec 28 2013 explore camilla nelson s board fireplace moulding followed by 138 people on pinterest. Initially i didn t and still really loved how it looked. Adding molding all the way down the to the mantel.

Affix to the molding of the fireplace or any other place in the household where spiders might lurk. With it now being september and the fall season on the brink my mind has naturally shifted to mantles and fireplaces. You don t have to put up a board but we wanted to have the crown pop out more three dimensionally.