Q–I am going to install a wood chair-rail molding around the walls of my dining room, using an attractive molding with a contour similar to that of a baseboard molding. My problem is trying to get a ...

Q:We just tore the carpet out of a bedroom of our recently purchased 1946 house in Richmond. Underneath are beautiful hardwood floors. There is a very plain and unobtrusive baseboard already in place ...

Dear James: I like the look of crown molding for my dining room, but I am having trouble getting the corner cut for a good fit. If you already installed the door and baseboard moldings, you probably ...

Intricate crown molding and baseboards—you know, the kind with scrollwork and dentils and multiple layers—are all well and good in a restored historic apartment in some romantic European city. But if ...

Refinishing projects or installation of new floor or wall coverings often mean that the wood moldings in many homes must be temporarily removed. The moldings must be handled with extreme care to avoid ...