Crown moulding rules?

14 years ago

My husband and I own a three year old home with 2 and a half inch baseboards. I want to have crown moulding installed...so I called a local company with terrific references. I went to some of the homes and looked at their work. They seem to do a great job and you don't pay a thing until it's complete and you're happy. Here's my question for you guys:

I have eight foot ceilings.. I would like to have 5 1/2 inch crown moulding installed, but that is twice the width of the baseboards. The owner of the company said that didn't matter much...what mattered was the height of the ceiling and the size of the room. What do you think? I am not about to pull all our baseboards out...so if the crown of that size would look stupid than I just won't do it. But if it would work, without looking funny, I would SO love to have it done!

Thanks for any of your feedback,

Cathy

Comments (3)

User
14 years ago
I am doing crown in our house---with 8' ceilings. I am using 3&1/4" crown---anything wider would look top heavy in our house. I am using a simple coved crown(I will make it myself) since the decor is casual. The base molding in the house is the original simple rounded top base that is 3" high. All the woodwork is matching, stained a fruitwood color and patinaed from 45 years of age. The crown will be white, however. At least so far.

I agree that the ceiling height has more to do with crown size. I just feel anything over 3&1/4" needs to be more formal or decorative. Also, chair rail in a room can allow crown to be wider/nore narrow. in many cases. Depends on the look wanted.
cathyinbothell
Original Author
14 years ago
Great points! Thank you for your comments!
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weav_2007
14 years ago
Cathy,,,We have run crown in 8 foot ceilings from 3 1/4 to 5 1/5 inch .... I like to see the bigger one personally,5 1/2" crown only comes down 3 1/2" We usually have crown samples where you can take a look at different sizes before you decide..... Hope it helps,Dan