New Decorating With Architectural Trimwork: Planning, Designing, Installing

by Silber, Jay

• ISBN13: 9781580111812
• ISBN10: 1580111815
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-04-01
• Publisher: Creative Homeowner Pr

Summary

New Decorating with Architectural Trimwork focuses on the aesthetic uses ofrchitectural trim work. Plenty of books tell the reader how to install trimround windows and doors, but few also explain how architectural trim cannhance a room's aesthetic appeal. Silber shows readers even more idea sonow to choose and use a wide variety of mouldings, trim, and design conceptso transform the all-too-common sterile, open floor plan into a warm,nviting, richly textured home, providing ideas for how to decorate homesith trim and wall panels so that walls, passageways, and stairways canadiate the warmth, character, and beauty of the well-trimmed homes of erasone by.

Author Biography

Jay Silber has been designing and installing high-quality interior trimwork in Albany, New York, for15 years.

Table of Contents

Introduction	8	(4)
The Power of Trimwork	12	(16)
Changes in Home Design	14	(2)
Vanishing Trimwork
Trimwork as a Design Tool	16	(5)
Trimwork Solves the Empty Box Syndrome
Trimwork Solves the Challenge of the Open Floor Plan
Trimwork Makes Rooms Appear Larger
Molding Types & Functions	21	(3)
Stock Versus Custom Milled
Gaining Confidence Using Trimwork	24	(2)
Design Ideas for Trimwork	26	(2)
Elements of Design	28	(16)
Design Basics	30	(4)
Size, Scale, and Proportion
Line
Balance
Rhythm and Harmony
Designing with Trimwork	34	(2)
Interior Design Styles	36	(5)
Georgian
Federal
Victorian
Arts and Crafts
Country Style
Mixing Interior Decorating Styles	41	(1)
Interior Styles	42	(2)
Combining Color, Pattern & Trim	44	(26)
Color & Pattern	46	(5)
How to Work with Color
Pulling a Look Together
Decorating with Paint	51	(12)
Paint Finishes
Types of Paint
Classic Paint Schemes
Painting Pointers
Decorative Painting
Working with Wallpaper	63	(7)
Types of Wallpaper
How to Work with Pattern and Print
Wallpaper Preparation
Tools for Trimwork	70	(14)
Basic Hand Tools	72	(4)
Measuring and Layout Tools
Levels
Rasps and Coping Saws
Scrapers and Paint Removers
Power Tools	76	(8)
Miter Saws
Saber Saws
Circular Saws
Table Saws
Compressors
Biscuit Joiners
Cordless Drills
Nailers
Routers
Power Planers
Jointers
Thickness Planers
Installing Trimwork	84	(12)
Lumber for Molding	86	(2)
Prepping Lumber
Mitering Basics	88	(2)
Other Mitering Options	90	(2)
Drilling & Jointing	92	(2)
Sanding Basics	94	(2)
Casings for Windows & Doors	96	(26)
Types of Casings	99	(1)
Casing Reveals	99	(1)
Window Stools	100	(2)
Planning Window Stools
Replacing an Existing Stool
Creating Jambs	102	(2)
Installing Jambs	104	(4)
Side Jamb Length
Head Jamb Length
Overall Jamb Depth
Assembling the Jamb
Attaching the Jamb
Trim for Windows & Doors	108	(2)
Three-Piece Victorian-Style Casing	110	(2)
Installing the Casing
Victorian Bellyband Casing	112	(2)
Installation Details
Symmetrical Arts & Crafts-Style Casing	114	(2)
Building Decorative Crossheads
Basic Installation
Neoclassical Fluted Casing	116	(4)
Installation
Decorative Caps
Trim for Windows & Doors	120	(2)
Crown Molding, Chair Rail & Baseboard	122	(38)
Basic Joinery	124	(10)
Types of Molding Cuts
Power Miter Cuts
Outside and Inside Corners
Dead-End Moldings
Planning Cuts
Joining Pieced Moldings
Crown Molding	134	(7)
Cutting Crown Molding
Installing Crown Molding
Installing Corners
Nonwood Moldings	141	(1)
Cornices for a Bay Window	142	(2)
Laying Out Angle Cuts for Bays
Installing the Crown
Built-Up Cornices	144	(2)
Ideas for Cornices	146	(2)
Picture Rails, Chair Rails & Friezes	148	(4)
Installing Picture Rails
Installing Friezes
Installing Chair Rails
Baseboard Trim	152	(6)
Routing Details into Stock
Base Trim Installations
Establishing Floor Levels
Installing Base Trim
Installing Base Cap Molding
Ideas for Picture Rails, Chair Rails & Baseboards	158	(2)
Creating Wall Frames	160	(20)
Design Basics	163	(3)
Intervals Margins
Design Gold	166	(2)
Horizontal Versus Vertical Orientation
Wall Frame Layouts	168	(3)
Determining Vertical Dimensions
Dealing with Outlets and Switches
Repeating Wall Frames	171	(1)
Assembling Wall Frames	172	(1)
Wall-Frame Assembly Jig
Installing Wall Frames	173	(1)
Case Study: Dining Room with Bay Window	174	(3)
Frame Widths
Painting Wall Frames	177	(1)
Ideas for Wall Frames	178	(2)
Staircase Wall Frames	180	(18)
Wall-Frame Angles	182	(2)
Wall-Frame Acute Angels
Wall-Frame Obtuse Angles
Sizing Wall Frames	184	(2)
Determining Overall Width for Wall Frames
Determining Individual Widths
Chair Rail Location	186	(5)
Chair Rail and Base Molding Alignments
Laying Out Stairway Chair Rails
Laying Out Landing Chair Rails
Installing the Frames	191	(5)
Assembling Wall Frames
Other Stair Treatments	196	(2)
Wainscoting, Pillars & Pilasters	198	(30)
Installing Bead-Board Wainscoting	200	(6)
Basic Components
Wainscot Materials
Wainscot Stiles
Wainscot Muntins
Wainscot Rails
Wainscot Top Rail and Cap
Wainscot Bottom Rail and Base Trim
Joinery Systems
Laying Out the Room
Mission-Style Wainscoting	206	(4)
Basic Components
End-Wall Treatments
Plate Rail Details
Planning the Installation
Installing the Apron
Planning the Plate Rail Shelf
Milling and Cutting the Shelf
Ideas for Wainscoting	210	(2)
Passageway Treatments with Pillars	212	(4)
Squaring Up Passageway Walls
Creating a Faux Header
Fluted Pilasters	216	(4)
Basic Flute Patterns
Making Flutes
Selecting Pilaster Boards
Laying Out Flutes
Setting Up Routers
Routing the Flutes
Base, Mid & Cap Sections	220	(1)
Attaching the Pilaster
Window Cornice Boxes	221	(1)
Designing the Box
Building the Box
Passageway Surrounds	222	(2)
Ideas for Pillars & Pilasters	224	(4)
Resource Guide	228	(4)
Glossary	232	(3)
Metric Equivalents	235	(1)
Index	236