Lower member
Base crown
Base crown is the smaller bed-style profile that finishes a cornice from below, or stands alone as a modest crown in a standard-height room.
- Best for
- 8- and 9-foot rooms, and the bottom of a stacked exterior cornice.
- Scale
- Compact. The listed example, MD1485, is about 3 1/8 in projection by 6 3/16 in height.
In a classical cornice the lowest molding is often a bed or crown that turns the corner from the wall up toward the fascia. Spectis files those profiles under base crown. They are not baseboard. They still sit at the ceiling or under an eave.
MD1485 is a useful reference size: 3 1/8 inches of projection, 6 3/16 inches of height, 12 feet long. That proportion works on an 8- or 9-foot ceiling without crowding the wall, and it also works as the lowest piece when a larger crown or flat stock sits above it.
If the profile you want already includes that lower band, look at crown with base instead of buying two sticks. Base crown is the separate piece, which matters when you are matching an existing cornice one member at a time.
At a glance
- Role
- Lowest crown or a modest single crown
- Material
- Primed high-density polyurethane
- Install
- Same adhesive and paint rules as other Spectis crown
Profiles in this guide
A sample of this filter. See the current price on spectis.us. The category has the rest of the line, including pitch pieces.
| SKU | Type | Projection | Height | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD1485 | Base crown | 3.125" | 6.188" | 144" |
Questions about base crown
Can base crown be used as baseboard?
It is the wrong shape. Spectis sells actual base molding in a different category. Base crown is still a ceiling or eave profile.