Interior

Millwork. What is it? In its simplest definition, it’s a wooden product produced in a mill. Home remodeling with millwork is an essential part to completing your project! Moulding, decorative trim, doors, paneling, and even flooring (think hardwoods) are considered to be millwork. Cabinets are considered casework, but the terms can be used equally.

Home Remodeling with Millwork

Installing decorative moulding and millwork is one way to update your home without breaking your budget. Add a profile to ceilings and walls for a new look. Crown moulding is a prime choice, but placing a strip of bed moulding on both sides of exposed beams adds a decorative touch. Or create a design around a light fixture for an interesting detail.

Moulding & Millwork

In addition, install base mouldings to draw attention to new flooring. Create visual interest on a plain wall by dividing it mid-height with a chair rail or closer to the ceiling with a plate rail. Take it a step further by incorporating decorative panels framed with moulding on a wall.

Doors and windows throughout the home are finished with casing. The standard window includes casing around the sides and top, with a sill and apron below. But there’s a style similar to picture framing where all four areas around the window uses the same casing. For doors, most homes have casing with a 45° mitered cut at the top. In addition, using a straight cut or corner blocks gives a different style.

Around the House

If your stairway needs a little TLC, millwork encompasses stair treads, balusters, and hand rails. And if you have a plain fireplace, a length of crown moulding placed above as a mantel will add a simple elegance. And don’t stop there! Coordinate moulding around the fireplace to create an eye-catching design that draws everyone into the room.

Parts of a stairway: stair treads, balusters, hand rails 

For unique treatments, use moulding and millwork to frame pictures and mirrors. Strips of moulding attached to old cabinets, flush doors, the headboard of a bed, or a plain coffee table will give them new life. And you can also create a display box for collectibles or a small bookcase for books, videos or CDs.

The profiles and applications for moulding and millwork are endless! We hope you’ll explore the decorative possibilities of your home remodeling with millwork.