Cornice Molding

Whether you are living in a one bedroom cabin in the mountains, or a five bedroom home in the suburb, your home is your castle. There are many different little decorating tips that you can use to add a sense of the ‘grandeur’ to your home no matter what the size, and cornice molding is one of these. You may have never heard of cornice molding, and if you have you probably associate it with ancient European structures. However cornice molding is quickly becoming a popular way of customizing the look of a home or adding a sense of style and sophistication to homes today; cornice molding has added functional uses as well.

For those who have never heard of cornice molding, it is simply any horizontal decorative molding which wraps around a frame. Cornice molding can be used to frame the tops of buildings and doors, or it can be used to frame a window. Cornice moldings are most often seen on centuries old stone buildings, and the world ‘cornice’ comes from the Italian language meaning ‘ledge.’ Cornice moldings were once plain frameworks that were used to keep rain water off the walls of a structure, and as architecture designs began to improve they were imbued with elegance and beauty as well.

Cornice moldings can be used on the outside of your home to protect the walls of your home from rain; when they are used in this sense the moldings are often incorporated with outside eaves and gutters. Decorative cornice moldings around doorways and windows are usually used for decorative purposes, but they help to protect these structures from rain water as well. Certainly if you are looking for an extra special touch to your home you should consider cornice moldings. They come in a variety of styles, colors, and shapes, and they are more affordable today then they ever were thanks to longer lasting modern materials.