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Types of Mouldings: A Visual Guide

Trim is named for the place it sits. Crown closes the ceiling. Casing frames an opening. Base meets the floor. A chair rail crosses the wall. Brick mould, a sill, and a drip cap handle the weather outside.

The name tells you the job before you look at a size. The pictures below are Spectis polyurethane profiles, primed white. Crown shapes link to a style page on this site. Everything else is grouped so you can open one collection, not twenty product pages.

Crown

  • Cove crown moulding profile, Spectis MD1305, shown as a white cut-out

    Cove crown

    One smooth concave face. It turns the wall into the ceiling without ornament, so it works in almost any room.

    Shown: MD1305

  • Ogee crown moulding profile, Spectis MD1307, shown as a white cut-out

    Ogee crown

    An S-curve, round at the top and hollow below. This is the traditional ceiling profile most houses already have somewhere.

    Shown: MD1307

  • Stepped crown moulding profile, Spectis MD1286, shown as a white cut-out

    Stepped crown

    Flat steps and small curves stacked so the ceiling line throws parallel shadows. Traditional or transitional.

    Shown: MD1286

  • Dentil crown moulding profile, Spectis MD1316, shown as a white cut-out

    Dentil crown

    A row of small square blocks under the curve. Formal rooms, Colonial trim, and Greek Revival cornices.

    Shown: MD1316

  • Ornate carved crown moulding profile, Spectis MD1291, shown as a white cut-out

    Ornate crown

    Egg-and-dart, leaf, or scroll molded into the stick, for a ceiling line that should be seen.

    Shown: MD1291

  • Crown with a flat base, Spectis MD1297, shown as a white cut-out

    Crown with flat base

    A curved crown over a flat band, so the face on the wall is taller without stacking separate boards on site.

    Shown: MD1297

Wall and openings

  • Door and window casing profile, Spectis MD1284, shown as a white cut-out

    Casing

    The frame around a door or window. It covers the joint between the jamb and the wall.

    Shown: MD1284

  • Baseboard moulding profile, Spectis MD1372, shown as a white cut-out

    Baseboard

    The board where the wall meets the floor. It hides the gap and takes the scuffs.

    Shown: MD1372

  • Base cap moulding profile, Spectis MD1405, shown as a white cut-out

    Base cap

    A small profile set on a flat baseboard so the top edge is finished instead of square.

    Shown: MD1405

  • Chair rail moulding profile, Spectis MD1815, shown as a white cut-out

    Chair rail

    A horizontal moulding at about chair-back height. It often tops wainscot or splits two paint colors.

    Shown: MD1815

  • Panel or plant-on moulding profile, Spectis MD1369, shown as a white cut-out

    Panel moulding

    Narrow trim planted on a flat door or wall to draw a panel or a wainscot frame.

    Shown: MD1369

  • Cap trim moulding profile, Spectis MD1524, shown as a white cut-out

    Cap trim

    The piece that closes the top of wainscot, a panel, a baseboard, or a flat band.

    Shown: MD1524

Bands and flat trim

  • Dentil frieze moulding profile, Spectis MD1274, shown as a white cut-out

    Dentil and frieze

    A wide band, plain or with blocks, set under crown or in an exterior cornice to make it deeper.

    Shown: MD1274

  • Head trim or crosshead profile, Spectis MD1820, shown as a white cut-out

    Head trim

    A horizontal piece across the top of door or window casing, for a heavier head.

    Shown: MD1820

  • Half-round and flat stock profile, Spectis MD1298, shown as a white cut-out

    Flat stock and half-round

    Plain boards and a rounded edge for bands, frames, corner boards, and simple panel work.

    Shown: MD1298

  • Bed moulding profile, Spectis MD1485, shown as a white cut-out

    Bed moulding

    A smaller crown set under a larger cornice, or used alone where the ceiling is tight.

    Shown: MD1485

  • Small cove moulding profile, Spectis MD1464, shown as a white cut-out

    Cove

    A small concave trim for an inside corner, under a shelf or cap, or as a light ceiling line.

    Shown: MD1464

  • Outside corner moulding profile, Spectis MD1811, shown as a white cut-out

    Outside corner

    An L-shaped moulding that covers and protects an outside corner.

    Shown: MD1811

Exterior

  • Brick mould profile, Spectis MD1306, shown as a white cut-out

    Brick mould

    Exterior casing where a door or window frame meets siding or masonry.

    Shown: MD1306

  • Window sill trim profile, Spectis MD1386, shown as a white cut-out

    Window sill

    Trim that forms or finishes the ledge under a window.

    Shown: MD1386

  • Drip cap moulding profile, Spectis MD1822, shown as a white cut-out

    Drip cap

    A projecting moulding over a window, door, or band that sheds water off the wall below.

    Shown: MD1822

Textured and flexible

  • Concrete-finish textured moulding, Spectis MD1442CF, shown as a white cut-out

    Concrete finish

    The same polyurethane, with a cast-concrete look molded into the face.

    Shown: MD1442CF

  • Fossil stone textured moulding, Spectis MD1621FS, shown as a white cut-out

    Fossil stone

    A stone texture molded into the face, for walls that should not read as smooth paint.

    Shown: MD1621FS

  • Flexible cove crown moulding, Spectis MD1949, shown as a white cut-out

    Flexible moulding

    A bendable version of a standard profile for curved walls, arches, and round openings. Deco-Flex is interior. Iron-Flex is exterior.

    Shown: MD1949

How to choose

  1. Start with the place: ceiling, opening, floor, mid-wall, or outside.
  2. Match the style already in the house. A cove room does not need a carved crown.
  3. Scale the height to the ceiling. The ranges are on the crown size guide.
  4. Keep casing, base, and crown in one family so the room looks specified, not collected.
  5. Use flexible moulding on a curve, and a textured face when the wall is masonry. See flexible crown and trim.

Collections: crown moulding, casing, baseboard, chair rail, brick mould, window sill trim, textured mouldings, Deco-Flex flexible moulding, all mouldings.

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