Ornament
Decorative crown
Decorative crown is the ornamented paint-grade line: leaf, bead, and carved beds at a size that still fits a normal room.
Related style: ornate crown.
- Best for
- Dining rooms, entries, traditional living rooms, and any interior where a plain cove is too quiet.
- Scale
- Mostly compact to mid. Several profiles are under 6 inches of projection.
Decorative crown is where Spectis puts the profiles that would have been run on a knife or carved in plaster. The ornament is in the mold, so every foot matches and there is no grain to interrupt a leaf.
The sizes stay domestic. MD1024 is 2 1/4 inches by 4 5/8 inches on a 140-inch stick. MD1031 is 2 7/8 by 5 7/8 on 12 feet. MD1029 is larger, 6 3/4 by 6 1/4 on a 139-inch stick. Those lengths are not all 144 inches. Order waste accordingly, and do not assume a 12-foot room takes one stick.
Ornament and exterior weather are a poor mix unless you really want a carved cornice outdoors. For stucco and stone, concrete finish or fossil stone usually looks more at home. Decorative crown is at its best inside, primed, caulked, and painted in the trim color or a slightly warmer white than the ceiling.
At a glance
- Look
- Carved or enriched profile
- Lengths
- About 139 to 144 inches, profile by profile
- Best zone
- Painted interiors
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD1031 | Decorative crown | 2.875" | 5.875" | 144" |
| MD1029 | Decorative crown | 6.75" | 6.25" | 139" |
| MD1024 | Decorative crown | 2.25" | 4.625" | 140" |
Questions about decorative crown
Will the detail survive sanding?
Light sanding of the primer is fine. Power-sanding the high points will erase the ornament. Spot-fill, then paint.