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Is crown molding outdated?
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:18 pm
Bought a house built last year. Noticed there isn’t crown molding, except above the range exhaust. Is crown molding outdated now? I’m not sure what to think.
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Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:19 pm to Crescent Connection
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Is crown molding outdated now? I’m not sure what to think.
No, it is a way to cut costs.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:24 pm to Crescent Connection
its all the rage with contractors skimping out on cost yet raising building cost 300%
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:25 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
We have 10” baseboards throughout but next standard will be 1” baseboards lol.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:27 pm to Crescent Connection
I wish I had it. We have an older house that didn't have it. The ceiling is not as high as I would like to justify installing crown molding, because it would make the rooms feel that much smaller.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 1:57 pm to Crescent Connection
We went cove molding throughout on our 2 year old home. Check it out, it’s a clean look that we are happy with.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 2:13 pm to Crescent Connection
I bet DR Horton homes don't have crown molding
Posted on 5/5/23 at 2:41 pm to Crescent Connection
I think crown molding adds to a room. I bought my house from a guy who did the crown molding himself. I like it. Some examples below.
Dining room - same installed in each room downstairs and a modification but similar upstairs
Foyer
Dining room - same installed in each room downstairs and a modification but similar upstairs
Foyer
Posted on 5/5/23 at 2:49 pm to TUman
I like the clean look of cove molding myself.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 5:34 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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No, it is a way to cut costs.
This. A properly trimmed house will cost $$$$ but will without a doubt be noticeably “better”.
Trim/finishings are what separates a spec home from a custom home. A spec home will have the bare minimum.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 5:44 pm to Crescent Connection
All that ornate shite with triple crown is done. Cove is the thing now. Or simple 1 pc crown
Posted on 5/5/23 at 7:13 pm to Crescent Connection
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Bought a house built last year. Noticed there isn’t crown molding, except above the range exhaust. Is crown molding outdated now? I’m not sure what to think.
Some view it as a more modern aesthetic. I spent quite a bit on our millwork. 8' 1 3/4" solid core doors, full custom local built cabinets and 12x 1" baseboards etc and not a single piece of crown in our house other than the cove on our cabinets. Your sheetrock finishing has to be better at the wall ceiling intersection if you have no crown to cover it up also.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 7:59 pm to achenator
I don't see the point doing it in every room but I do like it in some rooms. White crown and baseboards in some rooms really does trim them out nicely but having it in a hallway, bathroom or even kids bedrooms seems like a waste. I like a shaker style crown with simple millwork.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 8:46 pm to Crescent Connection
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Is crown molding outdated?
It's timeless and it hides joint mistakes.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 10:06 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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I wish I had it. We have an older house that didn't have it. The ceiling is not as high as I would like to justify installing crown molding, because it would make the rooms feel that much smaller.
I have a 50 year old house with 8’ ceilings everywhere except the living room where it’s 9’. I installed crown molding in every single room after we moved in and it looks fantastic while making the house look newer. I highly recommend it.
Posted on 5/5/23 at 11:03 pm to Crescent Connection
It's been outdated since 1952 but the masses still like it. So it's not not done anymore. Like a previous poster said, cost cutter.
Posted on 5/6/23 at 12:13 am to Art Vandelay
Damn 2 upvotes to 9 down. Baws mad they paid for that triple. I sell crown every day. Downvote all you want. I don’t even stock enhancer anymore. Spend your money on a nice door trim instead.
Posted on 5/6/23 at 7:50 am to Crescent Connection
Crown molding is eye-candy to a home's interior...the more the better! 
Posted on 5/6/23 at 10:17 am to Lutcher Lad
Here is the house. Not sure if crown molding would work against the brick wall and blue wall in master. Would have liked it in the living room and bathroom. I didn’t notice it until this past week.
This post was edited on 5/6/23 at 10:29 am
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