We had one wall that was especially tricky because the center of the living space wasnt the actual center of the wall, so that took quite a bit of time to figure out. I actually did the two outside panels on each side first, and I just measured and marked them at 26.25 inches (for the sake of simplicity). Ive decided to use crown molding. I hope you saw my recent post sharing the before and after photos of our picture frame wall molding project! I know from experience with a childhood home full of sheet paneling (that was glued on with big squiggles) that construction adhesive takes half the drywall with it when you rip it off. (If you have crown molding, measure from the bottom edge of the crown molding to the top edge of the baseboard.). Learn how your comment data is processed. The neck moulding begins four inches below the crown, so I decided we should use the same spacing for all the boxes. If you want to follow my projects and progress, you can subscribe below and have each new post delivered to your email inbox. Also, what height are your ceilings? And so beautiful, in my humble opinion. Our project began a few months ago with painting our walls white. Your guide is so helpful, thank you for posting! Youll also need to patch the nail holes and corner gaps in the unfinished picture frame moulding, using clear or white wood filler. I would not have thought about that and it does make the process look so much easier for my brain. Your wainscoting walls are looking gorgeous Kristi. I filled all the nail holes with caulk, and carefully caulked the inner and outer edge of every seam and corner. Disposable gloves (optional) of. Weve come to expect such perfection from you. I might mimic the look somewhere, though, but Ill use new, smooth wood (plywood) like I did on my bathroom ceiling. You now have a U-shape. If you think we have to have one, can you recommend any easy and less expensive one? Im generally not one to take time to mess with even the basic prep things like drop cloths (as you can tell from my floors) or painters tape, so the thought of having to tape and drape everything for spraying kind of stresses me out. I loved how the picture frame moulding easily gave the wall some texture! moulding. If youd like to learn how to install picture frame molding (also called panel molding or decorative wall moulding) on the walls in your home, below youll find my step-by-step tutorial, along with a supply list, photos, and plenty of tips. I'm a DIY fanatic remodeling my way through our 1948 fixer upper. Just like everything else youve done. Wow I cant believe how it changes the look of a wall. We applied wood glue to the back of each piece of trim to help minimize any gapping since not all of the trim lined up over a stud. Wanna guess the distance from the baseboard to the bottom box? No, I wont paint anything until ALL of the drywall is done. Just a thought fwiw. I LOVE your wainscoting! I dont have a good answer for you. I imagine it would work well with the wainscoting corners, too. Fortunately, the whole project wasnt a fail. Im a renter and would like to do this in my apartment but I would have to take it down before I move out. Its just stunning! This completely eliminates all guesswork (and possible miscalculations for math-challenged people like myself). But even with those mistakes, Im absolutely loving how the picture frame moulding on the laundry room walls turned out! My husband tried that when he installed the trim around our windows and it looks great! It could have become too fancy otherwise. I know were all different and do things our own way but sometimes I just want to ask why, lol, That certainly would have been the natural progression. Loving the walls! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. And procrastinating some more. I was wondering what kind of chair rail did you use? Yes, I did use wood glue along with the 1 nails.. Works wonderfully! Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The reason I like both is because caulk shrinks as it dries. Wow it looks amazing!!! These will be the guide for installing the picture frame molding, so its imperative that each of these is installed level. Thank you so much for your lovely comment. We ended upselecting and usingBenjamin Moore Simply White in the areas shown hereand BM White Dove elsewhere. I have one question: what paint finish do you use on your faux wainscoting? One way to make the frames removable is to use 1-1/4 18-gauge brads shot straight into the wall. Or better yet, what about when you have the corners that dont quite fit? That way I wont ruin my perfectly smooth, texture-free walls with brush strokes. Thank you for the detailed directions so I can convince my hubby to tackle this. To ensure precise measurement, gather a calculator, a tape measure, and paper and pencil and measure the width and height of your wall from the ceiling to the top of the baseboard. AND, best of all, once your picture molding is on the walls, youll love it so much it will make everything worthwhileI promise! Procrastinate on, lol, it will all get done in time. Is that crazy? And since these are bigger and flimsier, I just kept my spacer sitting right on top of the chair rail so that I could set the frame right on top while making minor adjustments. Thank you! Gorgeous gorgeous ! I love your comment. After all, we had mimicked this crown and neck treatment on both the window valance and above the cabinets! You dont necessarily have to do this, but Im a visually-oriented person so I found it helpful to see things on paper before we started. So slowly but surely, Im getting these walls trimmed out. Caulk gun . This may be a dumb question, but I was wondering about the size of the picture frame panels. I find that thats perfectly fine for corners, but for surfaces that are supposed to be perfectly smooth, its frustrating. Protective eyewear So, to save time, my husband made a spacer by cutting a 2-foot length of plywood so it was 5 inches wide which was the width of all of our outer margins. I pre-assembled the top frames just like I did the lower frames. Be sure to think out all of the little details before hanging the moulding. Second, although the instructions for how to install picture frame molding might look a bit daunting, once you get going, youll just be repeating the same steps over and over again. I am so envious of all you are doing to your home. I saw this tip on Bob Villas Home Again show, though he was showing it done specifically on the mitered corners of window trim. With that measurement, I then used my spacer and level to mark the spacing for the panels. Kristi, I finally decided to use this base cap molding (one of my go-to moldings that I like to use) since Ive already used it in other areas. Your attention to detail shows through in your work. This is not snarky, Im really curious. Remember that you dont want to be cobbling short cut pieces of molding together to make a longer length, so think about the longest pieces youll need and whether youll be able to get any more cuts out of those strips of molding. Sorry, just reread your post and realized you used the base cap for the frame. Very elegant! You worded it better than I have in the pastand you totally get me! You can learn more about me here. Hopefully people wontinspect your corners this closely! OK, that makes sense and I like how honest you always are. What beautiful work! Clever use of the 1 x 4 to help with the spacing! It looks so good! =D. This also makes it incredibly easy to use a tape measure to measure the exact height and width needed for the frame pieces. I used monkey hooks to hang the artwork and pulled the hooks out a bit to allow the art to hang over the molding. Its what I used to dress up the panels on my fireplace, and its also what I used on the recessed panel wainscoting in the bathroom. Now that you know how to install picture frame molding, I have a feeling youll want to add it everywhere! Caulk we went through about 6 tubes I meant glue on the corners of the trimto help hold them together before you put them up on the walls. I think we could have gone with an eggshell finish, but sometimes you just dont know these things untilafterward. How did you hang your picture frames over the molding where it overlapped? . . If necessary, smooth lightly with your fingertip. Great job! I used those measurements to cut out the pieces for the frame, and then I pre-assembled the whole frame using wood glue and 1 18-gauge finishing nails. Hi! Pneumatic nail gun or Brad nailer After his first few sections, he got really fast at making his miter cuts and installing the picture frame molding. Am just trying to visualize in my small space. Once I decided on the configuration, I used 3 x 5 note cards to draw out the plan for each wall and list the different lengths we would need for each section. Which means that shell stop what we would say is the next logical step in a project, saywhen Matts dad comes to town, in order to do big projects like cutting in a new doorway, installing drywall, removing lots of cabinetry, etc. We may not do a lot of other projects because Ive hired most everything else I want done, so am thinking of not buying a nail gun. And since I worked so dang hard to get my walls perfectly smooth, Im also considering spraying the walls in here once I get all of the trim installed and ready for paint. I soon noticed another mistake we made in planning the spacing of the boxes. Which wouldnt have been as bad if I didnt need three coats of paint to completely cover up that blue. Level and/or Laser Level Wow how gorgeous! Thank you for posting this tutorial! Thanks for the tip with using the wood as the spacer. The lower edge was the distance above my shoe mounding. My drywall has shiplap behind it, so no matter where I nail, those nails are going to go into solid wood. You can either divide your wall into equal sections, or, if theres an area of the wall where you would naturally place a TV, a couch, artwork, or a bed, you might want to plan for a bigger section in those places, surrounded by smaller sections on each side. If you have very tall walls, like ours, some of your cuts might take almost an entire piece of molding, and often the excess is unusable, so make sure you add extra to account for loss. Two moms who live across the street from each other and consider ourselves framilythat lucky combination of friends who are like family. So if youre thinking about hanging picture frame moulding on your walls, learn from our mistakes! It appears to be a bit beefier than the picture frame moulding used. Its more expensive, but I think it looks nicer. Looks wonderful. I especially appreciate that you mentioned that you dont have your windows and doors trimmed out; I dont either, and this was a big part of what held me back from putting up the picture moulding. I started by installing my baseboard and chair rail. I just really like how yours looks and our wall is close in size so want to make sure I understand correctly Thank you again! I was lost. Thank you for this, just what I was looking for! So I subtracted 21 inches from the total wall width (152 inches) and then divided that number by 5 to arrive at the width needed for each picture frame. He carefully measured everything, so cutting the trim in advance was easy. See below for more info on how to use your spacer. , I adore the molding! Secure the molding to the wall with your nail gun. Check to make sure its level, then attach it to the wall with your nail gun, leaving the nails nearest to the final corner until last and bringing those two sides together to touch at the corner. ), DIY Upholstered Wingback Dining Chair Finished! I cant stand how that looks, so on those areas I use wood filler, let it dry, sand it smooth, and then paint it. I was actually thinking you were filing wood! He then used this piece of wood as his guide as he placed and nailed each side of the square. So when I began planning my laundry room makeover last summer, I decided I wanted to do something similar on the long wall opposite the washer and dryer. My husband took a bit of convincing, too, but once the first couple of squares were done and we figured out what we were doing, I think he kind of enjoyed it! Then I did the center panel last. I did cut the molding with a miter saw, and I dont know of any other way to do it. Thanks, you make it look pretty easy. (and why Im loving this trend), The New 2022 Studio McGee Target Collection, Modern Coastal Decorating Ideas for Your Home, A Simple Guide to Mixing Metals in the Bathroom, How to Thrive with an Empty Nest: 33 Things to do After the Kids Leave Home, My Favorite Nancy Meyers Interiors (and How to Get Her Style), Favorite Spaces of the Week: Pure Salt Interiors, 2022 Home Decor Trends and Design Styles You Will Love, A Simple Guide to Mixing Metals in the Kitchen. I have the exact same faux wainscoting in my upstairs hallway and dining room and I get so many compliments on it. How did you decide how big (or how tall) to make the lower frame boxes? Place your level on top of the first piece of molding to make sure its level and make adjustments as needed. In fact, I would have had most of the wall molding installation finished yesterday (excluding the parts around the windows that will soon be replaced) except that the Home Depot that I always go to was completely out of the molding that Im using to create my wall frames. Looks so professionally done. Paint and trim brush (this one is my favorite) Some people paint their wallsafter the trim work is installed, but we decided to paint the walls first and just touch up the molding after it was installed. Wowglue AND nails. Pre-assembling the frame before attaching it to the wall (rather than attaching it to the wall piece-by-piece using a level) eliminates the possibility of ending up with corners that are less than perfect and needing to be filled with caulk. I still used my spacer to mark around the side walls, chair rail, and baseboard. Dave made a cut that angled downward toward the switch plate so the molding wouldnt just abruptly stick out from the switch plate. I considered using a bigger one, but the bigger ones are just too fancy for my house. And then you used a slightly smaller 3.5 width spacer between each panel it sounds like, correct? An alternative is to use caulking instead of glue for the corners. Okay, so thats not a huge mistake, but if wed thought to check the spacing with the paint roller the painting wouldve been so much faster! Place the last piece of molding on top of the two vertical sections, fitting it in at each corner. After seeing how gorgeous your rooms look, however, I have no hesitation anymore. Thank you for posting this tutorial! By the wayhave you considered using wood glue on the mitered ends to hold the corners tight together, along with the nailing? Nice job, Kristi. But I didnt strictly rely on the pencil marks for the sides of the upper panels. Ive been watching you work on your house since you moved in and have learned a lot. Learn what not to do when you install picture frame moulding on your walls! You did an amazing job. Its all so old, very rough, has splits and knots all in it, etc. I personally think of wainscoting as part of the trim, and think it should be the same sheen. I generally opt for the thicker stuff. Love it. Quick questiondid you use the 14 board to space only from the chair rail and baseboard on your long wall? Thanks. I hope this helps! Thats it! This step was invaluable to me, because there were certain areas I couldnt envision without seeing an outline on the wall. You see, we have crown and neck moulding throughout the lower level of our house. I plan to do this in our living and dining room soon. Since you have so much ship lap on your walls, I am hoping that you will utilize it in one of your rooms. I still havent yet got the hang of it. Im afraid the only answer I can give you is, Because I want to. I abhor doing drywall anyway, and doing ceilings is about 20 times worse (IMO) than doing walls. I was following along, caulking each section as he finished, and I could barely keep up with him! On our bedroom feature wall, we wanted the center of a couple of our sections to be in a certain spot to allow for placement of the bed and artwork, so we had to adjust our section sizes a bit to make it look right. Its actually called chair rail moulding (molding), and its sold by the linear foot at Home Depot. Thank you for the quick reply. 6. But now Ill just have to take an extra step of vacuuming all of the drywall dust off of the wall trim after the ceiling is sanded. 4. We're AnnMarie and Anne and we're Simply 2 Moms! Math, measuring and the me makes for one irritable diyer. Well done!! I actually used a 1 x 4 piece of lumber for all of the spacing, but 1 x 4s are only 3.5 inches wide. Picture frame molding is a timeless decorative element that will never become outdated. And I think taking some time to cover the floor,doors and windows and letting go with the paint sprayer is a marvelous idea! I have a silly question. This is a before caulk and wood filler shot: And this is after filling, sanding and painting. Make sure youre wearing disposable gloves and have lots of damp paper towels or rags handy! Hi Kristi, Not only is it a great way to give your spaces a fresh look, decorative wall molding can increase the value of your home. I love this and am inspired! If youre wondering how much the molding will cost, most panel or picture frame molding comes out to about a dollar a foot. I installed those using construction adhesive (Loctite) and 2-inch 16 gauge finishing nails in my nail gun. So inspiring! Of course, you dont have to use white paintIve seen beautiful rooms with panel molding painted in just about every color. , Have been a long time reader here. But Im not completely sure yet. Not fun. I am curious as to what moulding you used for the chair rail? But if wed just gone with the 4.5-5-inch spacing between boxes, this wouldnt have been an issue at all! Whoops. Just hoping : ). Id probably still be working on the entryway wall. single. Simply gorgeous!!! If youre using chair rail, youll need totake that into account as well. How do you fill to make them look seamless. Have you ever made mistakes like this on a project? . I finished the water closet area of our master bat, I just snapped this picture because the sunlight w, There have been a couple of changes in here. Did you glue those together? Another large project done! I mistook filling for filing. Great decision!! Ive been wanting this done in my formal room for years but cant convince my husband to tackle it for me!! Probably not. I knew I wanted five panels, and I knew that my spacer was 3 1/2 inches wide. Hi Erika, thank you so much! . Then I discovered that the tip of my caulk gun had turned over and wasnt pointing at the correct angle toward the wall! I have mine painted like you do, but they have it stained and it also looks great. It seems like that would have been the natural progression so if there were any mishaps it wouldnt affect what youve already done on the walls. I plan to follow your tutorial precisely! First, youll need to measure and cut your molding lengths at a 45-degree angle using a miter saw. Use only as many as necessary to hold the frames tight to the wall. First, I made a flush mount glass bubble chandelier to go, Its not often that youll see colorless pictu, Just my bright, sun-filled living room after dark, Every Room Needs A Little Black (Agree or Disagree? Will you paint before doing the ceiling though? ALL PHOTOS AND CONTENT COPYRIGHT 2022 SIMPLY2MOMS | PRIVACY/DISCLOSURE | Trellis Framework by Mediavine, Mistakes to Avoid When Hanging Picture Frame Moulding on Walls, when I began planning my laundry room makeover, share our mistakes (like what I did wrong with this drying rack, You can read our full disclosure policy here, mimicked this crown and neck treatment on both the window valance. Wait until you see how it ends up looking at the end! So the panels are slightly closer to each other than they are to the baseboard or chair rail? Molding generally comes in 8-foot and 12-foot lengths. *Its possible to complete this project without power tools, using a miter box, saw blade, hammer, and finishing nails, but if youre installing over a large area, youll want to have the right tools, including a compound miter saw and an electric or pneumatic nail gun. The left edge of the template was the gap I needed between adjacent frames. Any time the moulding is more than 1/4-inch thick, always, always, always paint the wall first! It will be a lovely smooth paint job. Im kind of a newbie at all this but am slowing making my way thru my house. We want to do a project like this in our living room but wondered if it would look good with 8 ceilings. Aaaaand, I totally should have hit refresh before I posted since Id had this window open for hours on my computer. Once the wall trim sections are installed, youll need to caulk around the inside and outside edges of the unfinished molding strips where they meet the wall to create a seal. Sturdy ladder Read More As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Addicted 2 Decorating is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. xo Jane. If you have any questions or suggestions, contact me or leave a comment! It looks like a million bucks! I studied probably a hundred different pictures of picture frame molding wainscoting on Houzz and Pinterest, agonizing over the decision of what kind of molding to use. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Hi there! We try to keep it real here on Simply2moms and share our mistakes (like what I did wrong with this drying rack) so you dont make them too! Weve installed lots of trim over the years, so youd think this project shouldve been a no-brainer! Wed love for you to follow us on social media!
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