Need help with whether or not to add crown moulding.

12 years ago

New construction for a "Farmhouse" (Ranch w/ daylight basement- Hardie Shake with stone foundation); Sheetrock going in now. The kitchen, dining and living room area is one big open rectangle, (roughly 34' x 50'). Kitchen & dining has 10 ft ceilings that are next to each other, obviously. The LR has vaulted ceilings. We plan to add exposed wooden beams to LR vaulted and to kitchen ceilings. Question #1: Do you put up crown moulding? If so, what size? The trim around the doors and windows will be 1" x 4 or 6" and flat; not rounded or tapered. So I'm not looking to have anything too decorative/ornate.

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Harmoni Designs + Build
12 years ago
If you are not looking for ornate, then a crown is not needed, especially if you have beams in the space. Crowns make spaces more formal in my opinion. If you want trim around the ceiling, you could consider something more in line with what you describe for your casings. They could be vertical on the walls starting at the ceiling and coming 4-6" down the walls, or they could be flat on ceiling coming 4-6" out from the walls. Could be a nice detail with perhaps a little quarter round to finish off the edges, but less ornate than a crown.
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14thstreet
12 years ago
I would say no to the crown. It would take away from the exposed wood beams in my opinion, and also not really work as well with your Farmhouse look. If you wanted to add more millwork, I would consider a board and batten treatment on a wall or all walls of the area. My favorite treatment of a vaulted ceiling is tongue-and-groove. Love that look.

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Leslie Watson Leake
12 years ago
How about duplicating what trim you're using around doorframes as crown? Keeps it simple and ties it together. Painted as well.
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legan6698
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12 years ago
Thank you all for your comments. So sorry that I was neglectful in mentioning that we plan to tongue and groove the ceiling as well....duh! Will this make a difference in your answer?