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 ...

For homeowners wanting to create an exceptional or upscale look for a modest home’s interior, it’s tempting to look for magical or miraculous solutions, the remodeling equivalent of a ...

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 ...

When it comes to cleaning your moldings, chances are the task falls into the “out of sight, out of mind” category, and you aren’t doing it enough. Because if you can’t see the dirt, it isn’t really ...

Baseboards might not be the most important element in a room, but they serve a practical purpose and, in some old homes, a decorative and architectural purpose, while neatly covering the space where ...

Note: For less flexible baseboard, the best solution is to simply fill any gaps with caulk. Select a premium acrylic latex caulk ($3-plus per tube) that says “paintable” on the label. Force the caulk ...

There are a zillion ways to add character to a plain apartment, but one of the simplest and most transformative has to be molding. We're talking crown molding at the top of the wall, baseboards at the ...

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 ...