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Trim Transformations

Trim Transformations gives you all the inspiration and how-to information you need to master a wide range of molding projects—wainscot paneling, ornate cornices, fluted casings, and mantelpiece shelves, just to name a few.

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Author: Tim Snyder
Format: Softcover
Copyright: 2004
Pages: 128

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Description

Do it Now. Get everything you need for your project in one trip to the store.

Complete materials list
Tips for choosing the right tools

Do it Fast. Projects you can start and finish in a weekend.

Prep and clean-up guides
Tips for avoiding mistakes

Do it Right. How-to advice for great-looking results.

Complete step-by-step photos
Dozens of design ideas

Molding doesn't look like much when it's stacked in the lumber racks at your home center. But it's exciting to see how these contours can transform any room in a house by creating attractive details around windows, doors, passageways and elsewhere.

This stylish, fresh approach to home improvement provides just the right combination of design inspiration and how-to information to enable you to express your own sense of style and get pro-level results every time. Expert advice and step-by-step photos will help you transform a home with a wide range of trim and molding applications.

Tools, materials and supplies for all projects are available at home centers
All projects can be completed in one to three days
Margin features explain time-saving tips, special techniques, cool tools and project options
Design and upgrade options throughout the book provide inspiration if you want to go beyond basic projects

Trim Transformations features high-impact trim projects for every room in your home. More than 300 step-by-step photos help you to select and install a wide variety of moldings to improve the look of your home and express your own sense of style.

Baseboards
Easy wainscots
Passageways
Mantelpieces
Windows and doors
Cornices and crowns

Table of Contents
How to Use This Book—Get Set; Prep Projects; TRIM PROJECTS; Colonial Casing; Building a Better Baseboard; Elegant and Easy Passageway; Post and Lintel; Wainscot; Crowning Touch: Cornice Molding; Picture-Frame Wainscot; Mantelpiece; Contemporary Cornice.