lifehacker.com: New molding can give a boring room more visual interest and look more expensive. While springing for the real thing looks great, it can be pretty pricey (hence why it looks expensive). There are some ways to fake the look of real wooden molding, though, without shelling out for it.
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The author had some interesting ideas for cheap molding, but I think a key takeaway is some of the prefabricated PVC or similar attachments. Those are cheaper than the real thing and they can be reused. Honestly the labor required for a scenic painter is probably much more expensive than just buying that molding material. Unfortunately we don’t do a lot of ceilings in the theater, but prefab panels could give an older look. Peel and stick is also good and if the designer doesn’t really care it wouldn’t be a bad idea just to have standard crown molding, baseboard, picture rail, and chair rail that looks nice and is kept in stock. Obviously corners will be difficult, but that would probably save some money. Bead board is really used in houses and many of the other suggestions from this author are as well. They make all sorts of pre-fabbed embellishment shapes at home depot.
Molding can instantly elevate a space to feel more elevated and regal. Before taking drafting, I didn’t know a lot about molding, what it was, or why it exists. Weirdly enough, drafting taught me more about if just by the nature of having to find out its detail to dimension it. In a lot of scenic designs of interiors and box sets, molding may be needed to set the vibe of a space. In high school, I worked with both real molding which we stapled onto our flats, and scenic painting to look like molding. In both cases, the solutions were fairly easy and created beautiful effects onstage. I appreciate how this article suggests both of these methods, in addition to peel-and-stick and box frames. When painting molding, the most challenging element was creating realistic shading and shadows on the piece. One must be able to replicate what the real thing may look like with an actual light source. In contrast, using actual molding poses the challenge of meticulously measuring and cutting pieces to correct size, then installing. Both have their time and place and create lovely effects on stage.
I really liked some of these ideas and had only heard of a few of them. I’ve used PVC to accomplish the look of molding in the past and I found that it was a great and relatively inexpensive way to achieve the look that we were going for. I’ve also seen individuals fake molding with basic stick lumber ripped down to a certain size, or by layering pieces that have been ripped to different widths; at least for a lot of spaces it looks the same as expensive molding when the audience is sitting over 50 feet away. I also really liked the polystyrene box-frame molding, the fact that it’s already primed also really helps; again, this look could be achieved with ripped lumber and some modifications. Regardless, I’m always keeping an eye out for new methods as I feel that trim and molding sometimes gets forgotten about until later in the build process…
I love reading articles like this because I have always been a lifetime crafter and DIYer. I love to have lots of random things I know how to do in my tool belt so after this article I now know a few ways to achieve the look of molding on a budget. Molding is a great way to may any space feel more upscale. It is used a lot in scenic design especially when it comes to making a standard room and even more if the room is period. I was interested to find out about the peel and stick molding since it is flexible. I could see that having many applications for curved areas. I also have never though about just painting it to look I like molding, though it makes sense especially when it comes to scenic since the audience is 40 feet away and their eyes can very easily be tricked. The technique with the PVC tiles is one I found when helping my dad design one of the restaurants and he continues to use it since it is so cost effective.
Moulding is a very subtle but important element of design in a house or room that really elevates the look and overall aesthetic of the room. But, of course, as with most things – nice, high quality moulding can be very expensive. This article gives a handful of tips and tricks for how to achieve the same overall aesthetic, but on a budget. One thing I wish for this article is that for each example given, we would have been given a picture sample to help better visualize or even do the idea ourselves. It is one thing to get these descriptions, and I am sure with a little more time and a couple more rereadings of each description, I would be able to better understand what each technique was going for. Regardless of the lack of pictures, I still think it’s great that people are coming up with inexpensive alternative to a product that can have a tendency to be properly expensive when it comes to doing a new build or a remodel of a house.
I do not know much about molding regarding the process of creating it and how significant it is to amplifying a home. So, this article was a great new learning experience for me and I found it to be very informative. Though I do believe this article is more catered to a audience that has some basic knowledge on what molding is and and how to apply it. I found the methods they described within the article to be very innovative and varied in terms of materials, which posed for more contrasting looks for ones home, as well as more options for those wishing to engage in the molding process. I love when clothing, set designs, paintings and other aspects of out lives posses intricate details within them. It brings about a more authentic look to whatever it is on and it makes you want to analyze the scenery more.
I really like the trend that had been happening with adding molding to interior design. I think depending on the design it can come across as classic or a trend and it can be hard to find the appropriate look for your living space. I think that the paint technique is not bad but you really have to trust yourself and be a good painter to be able to pull a technique off like this yourself. I would not trust myself with that one. I have looked into the PVC tiles going on the ceiling. I think depending on what you choose it can be a bit tacky and also pricing, depending on what you are looking at. I really like the option for peel-and-stick faux molding. I would be a little worried if I was going for straight lines but again that’s always the case with interior decorating. I think that might be my favorite option.
LOVE that molding is becoming popular again. (Was there a point where it wasn’t popular? I’m not sure.) Specifically, I mean that I hope ornate molding is coming back in style. Personally, I think excessive minimalism in graphic design and interior design is a curse. I have a vehement hatred for houses that are entirely sleek and black and white with no character or originality (HGTV can be guilty of this at times). That’s part of why I love being in Pittsburgh so much - all of the historical and original architecture is beautiful and fascinating, and I am so grateful it hasn’t been taken down. In the suburbs of New Jersey, you get the same clean-looking white buildings that don’t spark any interest. Color and interest, in my opinion, is important in a space you’re living in - I find that with me, it stimulates me and brings me joy to be there. There’s a reason that padded rooms are nothing but white. And there’s a reason that apparently, in some countries, prison cells are painted pink to induce calmness.
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