How to Choose the Right Wood Mouldings for Your Home

Choosing wood mouldings for your home can be a daunting task. How do you know what kind to get? What kinds would give you the best look? What is the best material? If you’re replacing damaged mouldings, should you replace all of them so they match? What’s within your budget? Read on for the answers to these questions in this month’s blog. 

Wood mouldings considerations

• Aesthetics
• Repair/Replacement
• Budget

Aesthetics

Wood mouldings are finishing touches that should complement a room. Here are some tips to guide your pick for the right mouldings.

Match other woods

If you have other mouldings present, like window and door casings, for example, and you want to add crown mouldings or baseboards, choose the same wood as the ones that already exist. Then the colours and grains will closely match and bring the room together. 

Match other mouldings

Wood mouldings have patterns that can be recreated. So you can order new mouldings that will look the same as the original ones. You can also get a similar look in patterns, but for a wider or narrower moulding. For instance, choose a simpler expression for a chair rail, and a more elaborate design for crown mouldings

Room size

Large or elaborate wood mouldings become overbearing if the room they’re in is on the small side. They steal the focus rather than blending in to round out a look. So, the smaller the room, the more simple your wood mouldings need to be. If the room is huge, with tall ceilings and ample space, feel free to be as daring as you like. Ultimately, they should be in balance with the room. 

Repair/Replacement

Mouldings get damaged from time to time. Whether it’s the result of boisterous kids, pets, moving furniture, whatever the cause, repairing or replacing moulding is easy with custom milling. Since we oversee the entire manufacturing and finishing process, there’s no need to replace everything. Simply tell us what you need and we can replicate it. You save money by only replacing the damaged section.

Budget

There are wood moulding selections and finishing options for every budget. Some woods are cheaper, like pine, and some more expensive, like oak. Fir, cedar, maple and other woods are possible too. You’ll have no problem choosing something that is beautiful for your home and comfortable for your pocketbook.

Alpine Mouldings supplies high-quality, local, wood mouldings at reduced costs, for all your projects. Our team of experts can help with the installation too.  Give us a call and tell us what you need. 403-627-8873