How Do You Install Picture Frame Molding?
Embellish your picture frames with crown molding to give them a rich, baroque look. Different faces, widths and angled cuts help build depth. Crown molding can be added to your existing picture frames using various adhesives and careful placement of finishing nails. You can build a frame using several crown molding faces, to custom fit the artwork you wish to frame. Crown molding picture frames work well with three-dimensional pieces, such as collages. This article assumes that the reader is an experienced woodworker who is familiar with the safe and correct use of power and hand tools, including a coping saw or jig saw, back saw, and miter box. It also assumes that the reader understands the process of squaring and mitering corners, making picture frames, and joining crown molding. Although the resources at the end of this article detail how to miter and cope crown molding for ceiling installation, the techniques are the same for making frames. The difference is, instead of framing th
