Diy Custom Door Moulding Using A Ceiling Medallion

For my recent bedchamber makeover, I knew I wanted to do something especial alongside the doors that Pb to the Master Bath.  A few years agone I painted them black, but that pigment task was truly non a really practiced one, as well as I was laid upwardly to guide maintain them dorsum to white anyway alongside the direction the room was headed.

With some previous sense adding moulding to our previously apartment kitchen pantry doors, I knew that moulding would hand these doors a much to a greater extent than custom hold off every bit well.  Since the armoire, door frames, as well as rectangular headboard were giving lots of squared off edges inwards the room, I truly wanted to add together some rounded shapes to suspension upwardly all of the squares.  I envisioned running to the moulding store to pick upwardly some curved moulding as well as thence I could do something similar this, but come upwardly to discovery out the companionship that made that moulding for as well as thence many years doesn't anymore.  I may guide maintain had some options for something similar yesteryear shopping online, but of class I was downwards to the wire as well as didn't guide maintain fourth dimension to hold off for supplies to live sent.

So, I laid off downwards the aisles of the hardware store to endeavour to discovery some options.  I idea I powerfulness live able to discovery some sparse cut that was flexible plenty to curvature into the cast I wanted, but no luck.  Then, I idea of the circular ceiling medallions that I knew had an border similar to the other cut I was using.  I idea I powerfulness only cut the border off alongside an exacto knife as well as locomote only the curved edges along alongside the direct moulding I already had for the doors.

While considering the choices of medallions, I came across several smaller options that I hadn't seen before.  This 1 was 1 of those, as well as I was at nowadays drawn to it because it had some circular lines that I wanted, as well as it was only the right proportion for the width of the doors.  I brought abode a few options, as well as ultimately decided that these from Lowe's would live best rather than trying to brand something else work.

After deciding on a pattern for the entire door, I used spray primer on the bare woods moulding as well as the plastic medallions as well as thence that my brushed on pigment would adhere properly.

I started yesteryear placing the medallions on the doors first.  I only placed them at the same meridian that the door knob was previously, fifty-fifty though I was moving the knob to the middle of the door.  To attach them to the door, I used Gorilla Glue on the middle circular department of the medallion.  That was the greatest expanse that was even out against the door, as well as the best choice for bonding well.

I dear Gorilla Glue.  The instructions are slowly to follow as well as the concur is superb.  It expands every bit it dries, as well as thence although I did guide maintain a fleck that leaked out, I was able to chip that off alongside the tip of a knife.  I debated caulking around the exterior edges of the medallion, but it is tight plenty against the door that it truly wasn't necessary.

Then, afterwards lots of measuring, I made the necessary miter cuts on all of my direct cut to brand the rectangular boxes on the transcend as well as bottom of the doors.  We guide maintain a basic miter saw similar to this 1 that is a lifesaver.   Trust me, alongside 64 cuts to make, it's a tool good worth having (I've used it many many times for low-cal duty jobs that require a saw, every bit well).

For this projection I also got to finally lay this year's Christmas introduce to use.  My hubby got me this air compressor alongside brad nailer... again, some other lifesaver for this project!  It worked perfectly, wasn't also terribly loud, as well as truly helped speed things along every bit I attached all of the moulding strips to the door.

After all of the moulding was attached, I filled inwards the smash holes, sanded good when that dried, as well as painted everything.  I used a colouring fabric custom matched to the cut inwards the occupation solid inwards semi-gloss, as well as a combination of a brush as well as foam roller.

The crystal knobs nosotros had (from Ross a few years ago) are stationary similar dummy knobs, but they withal guide maintain a postal service that goes all the agency through the door as well as connects to a knob on the other side.  So, since I didn't desire the within of the doors to hold off foreign alongside a knob yesteryear itself right inwards the middle of the door, I went ahead as well as did all of the cut as well as medallions on the within of the doors, too.  I truly similar that fifty-fifty when the doors are opened upwardly into the bedroom, the pretty details tin withal live seen on either side.

How nearly a practiced earlier as well as after?

This projection likely took a duo of days off as well as on, a niggling over $100 for the moulding, iv medallions, as well as paint, but I intend the results are as well as thence worth it.  Adding moulding is truly a pretty basic DIY project, I intend standard correctly is the trickiest part!  

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