Foyer Progress (Plus, My Newly Discovered Secret For Perfecting Imperfect Trim)

With that stated, right here’s the progress. I’ve all the image body molding and the crown molding put in within the lobby. I didn’t take away any of the crown molding that was already there, even on this space the place the crown molding stopped wanting the nook the place it had as soon as wrapped across the built-in cupboard that was right here. As soon as it’s all sanded clean and painted, that joint received’t be noticeable.

I’m actually happy with how this image body molding turned out, and I’m very glad I made a decision to go along with one rectangle on every wall no matter how extensive the wall is.

I feel if I had tried to interrupt up these wider areas into smaller rectangles, it could have appeared too busy. I’m aiming for colourful however calm, not busy.

And, in fact, it at all times has to undergo this stage the place it appears just like the molding has rooster pox with all the nail holes full of wooden filler.

Lots of people use caulk for the nail holes, and that’s a wonderfully high quality possibility. It’s additionally a lot quicker and simpler. The explanation I do wooden filler as a substitute is as a result of I discover that caulk shrinks a little bit bit because it dries and leaves barely detectable divots the place every nail is. I like that I’ve extra management over wooden filler as a result of, whereas it shrinks additionally, I can construct it up a bit to account for the shrinkage after which sand it completely clean.

I may kick myself for not taking an image of it earlier than attempting to restore it, however you may see right here that I began off attempting to fill it with wooden filler. It was a multitude.

The opposite downside I had was with the chair rail on the correct of the doorway into the walk-in closet. Once more, I forgot to take an image of the earlier than, so I attempted to recreate what I used to be working with utilizing these scraps. The explanation it didn’t come collectively is as a result of that door jamb is clearly not sq., so my items that have been reduce at excellent 45-degree angles didn’t meet. And this one was unhealthy, however I used to be nonetheless assured that I may disguise it by some means. It appeared one thing like this…

In order I used to be attempting to repair the crown molding with wooden filler, I believed to myself, “I simply want I had one thing that was much less moist and extra moldable.” After which it dawned on me. I DO! I simply made a chandelier out of a product identical to that! Air dry clay match the invoice! I wasn’t certain that it could work, however I made a decision to offer it a attempt. I pushed it into the crack after which molding it as a lot as I may with moist fingers, however I wasn’t attempting to make it look excellent at this level as a result of air dry clay sands fantastically. Right here’s what it appeared like after I left it to dry in a single day.

Right here’s one other look. You possibly can see that it’s undoubtedly not excellent. Identical to I do with wooden filler, I wished to construct it up a bit to permit for shrinkage because it dried.

After which this morning, I sanded the dried air dry clay. Simply take a look at this!

Y’all!!! I can’t even imagine how good that turned out!! Air dry clay is my new secret weapon for near-perfect trim. Oh, I so want I had taken an image of this earlier than I stuffed it in. You’d be much more amazed. You’ll simply should belief me after I say that the hole on the trim on the very furthest level from the wall was possibly as huge as 1/4-inch, however actually no smaller than 3/16-inch.

So I dug out the wooden filler that I had used to attempt to restore the crown molding, and I changed it with air dry clay as properly. This one was a lot deeper than the one on the chair rail, in order I began sanding it this morning, I spotted that it’s not utterly dry but. It’ll want one other day earlier than I can sand it completely clean, so it’s nonetheless trying a bit tough. However as soon as it’s utterly dry and sanded clean, you’ll by no means know that there was a giant 5-inch-long, 1/2-inch deep chunk of trim ripped off of this crown molding.