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Crown Moulding Ideas to Dress Up Your Home

Valerie Albarda

By Valerie Albarda
Published June 26, 2021

When you want to embellish and draw attention to ceilings, walls and built-in shelving, crown moulding is a great way to create a decorative, aesthetic flair. Crown moulding can transform a room from plain to wonderful. It draws the eye upward and adds character to any space.

A blue room with white wainscoting and beige furniture.

Why Crown Moulding?

The real appeal of crown moulding is the beauty and charm that it lends to a room. Whether you want to create a sleek, crisp look or you’re going for a luxurious feel, crown moulding adds dimension and style to your kitchen, bathroom, living room and any other space in your home.

Adorn an Archway

Kitchen with butcherblock countertop looking into a dining room with crown moulding over an archway.

Add crown moulding around an archway to enhance the view from one room to the next. Hardwood crown moulding creates a rich, rustic transition and adds visual interest.

Frame Kitchen Cabinets

A kitchen with white walls, wood plank floor, blue island and crown moulding topped cabinets.

Stock kitchen cabinets take on a whole new feel when you cap them with crown moulding. Framing the cabinets with crown moulding helps blend them seamlessly into the ceiling, creating a smooth transition. For a cohesive look, add a matching island that’s the same color as the cabinets.

Craftsman-Style Bookshelves

Built-in shelves with craftsman crown moulding and a blue green dining room with table and chairs.

For a modern look, try craftsman-style moulding. Not only is it functional but it also has simple, clean lines that give any room a polished look. Use craftsman-style moulding to frame a built-in passthrough bookshelf or room divider to create a dramatic entrance.

A Coffered Crowning Glory

White crown moulding creating a coffered ceiling with blue wood planks and a palm blade ceiling fan.

For classic architectural detailing and added dimensionality, use crown moulding to create a coffered ceiling. For a mix of styles, add a palm blade ceiling fan for a breezy, casual feel. When creating a coffered ceiling, keep in mind that shallow coffers give a lighter feel, while deeper coffers add more weight to the room. For best results, the room should be at least 9 feet high to accommodate the depth of the coffer.

Contrasting Hues

A beige living room, rug and furniture with brown wood crown moulding on the ceiling and windows.

For a distinctive and dramatic look that brings out definition, add dark, classic crown moulding to contrast with white or light walls. Tie everything together with matching crown moulding around the windows and on the fireplace mantle.

Fancy Fireplace

A white fireplace with built-in side shelving and crown moulding on the fireplace.

Give your fireplace an upgrade with elegant crown moulding. Classic stacked moulding at the top of the mantle adds depth to the room and gives the fireplace the illusion of height. For a seamless look, paint the fireplace, mantle and baseboards the same color.

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