Creating with mouldings: master bedroom

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Reminiscent of the Victorian era, the lowered ceiling and attractive coffers add depth and enhance the style of the entire room. Read on to find out how to recreate this ornate design that will give your bedroom or living room a distinctive and exceptional look.

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Installation tips
1. Measurement
2. Constructing the lowered ceiling
3. Adding the interior mouldings
4. Creating the coffering
5. Installing the cornice
6. Finishing
Before installing mouldings, allow them to acclimatize in the room for at least 48 hours at a temperature of between 18° and 22°C. This gives the material time to adapt to the ambient temperature. Extreme fluctuations in temperature or humidity can cause undue expansion or contraction of the mouldings.

Installation tips

Install the mouldings using finishing nails or wood glue. Let the nail head stick out by 1/16 in. Use a nail punch to hide the nails properly and countersink it with a nail set.

You can join two mouldings by cutting them at right angles. However, a scarf joint is recommended. Position the two pieces against the wall and cut them at a 45° angle. When connecting two mouldings, make sure the colour and grain match. Keep the number of joints to a minimum whenever you install any kind of moulding.

1. Measurement

To calculate the length of moulding required, measure the room perimeter and round up to the nearest whole number. Add 5% to allow for wastage. In general, baseboards are available in 8 to 16 ft. lengths.

To ensure minimum wastage and optimum results, it is important to always properly measure the length of moulding required to cover each area.

2. Constructing the lowered ceiling

First, build a wooden box frame 12 in. high and 18 in. wide and install it around the perimeter of the room. Attach it solidly to the ceiling.

Cover the frame with gypsum board, plaster the joints and sand. Apply a coat of primer followed by a coat of paint.

3. Adding the interior mouldings

Affix rectangle 81446 to the ceiling at 3 5/8 in. from the newly built border. Then attach moulding 80876 to the new structure, 4 in. below the ceiling.

When you have finished installing these pieces all around the room, you are ready to add crown moulding 80915 between them.

4. Creating the coffering

To determine the size of the coffers, we suggest using masking tape to create the design on the ceiling first.

Once this is done, cut the lengths of rectangle 81446 according to your measurements and affix them to the ceiling.

Finish off with moulding 81460 on both sides of the rectangles.

5. Installing the cornice

To form a decorative junction between the wall and the lowered ceiling, add crown moulding 80886.

6. Finishing

For a more attractive finish:
  • Patch the nail holes with a filler and touch up with paint.

  • Apply a dash of latex sealer to close small gaps between the moulding and the wall or the ceiling. Sealer can also be used to hide surface imperfections, for instance on the joints between the mouldings.

  • Remember to wipe off any excess sealer with a damp cloth.
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