I'll be honest, I've got skin in this game. When my partner and I bought a flat in a 70s-era building (read: fairly architecture-less), I wanted to add some form of decorative cornice or ceiling trim ...

Enhancing the upper borders of your rooms with plaster cornice is a sophisticated way to bridge the gap between your walls ...

When it comes to home decor, wall color and furniture selection are the usual focal points of decorating. It's easy to overlook the statement-making architectural elements of a room, like decorative ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You've likely seen those old Victorian and Regency homes with ornate cornices — they exude a sense of grandeur that many of us ...

Looking around your home and thinking you would like a change? Then you look at your budget and are thinking about a challenge? Well, we have some thoughts for you that won’t break the bank. Our ideas ...

Dear James: I like older styles and décor, especially some decorative metal ceilings. Can I still get the metal materials, and is the project suitable for do-it-yourselfers? Dear Greg: The decorative ...

In Georgian and Victorian homes, trims and mouldings were used extensively for both decorative and practical purposes. Some devices dealt with the limitations of construction methods of the time, ...