How to Use crown molding in a Sentence

crown molding

noun
  • The art goes all the way up to the crown moldings, and the curtains hang from floor to ceiling.
    Carrie Nieman Culpepper, House Beautiful, 9 Apr. 2018
  • The walls inside are bubble gum pink and the crown molding is black.
    Jenna Milliner-Waddell, ELLE Decor, 29 Aug. 2017
  • Many rooms have deep carved crown molding around the ceilings.
    Detroit Free Press, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Brad built them himself and topped them with crown molding.
    Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2021
  • My left hand braced against the paper peonies, my right cut along the crown molding with a sash brush.
    Christine Kalafus, Longreads, 28 Dec. 2019
  • The result is an upscale feel with grey walls and white crown molding.
    Emma Kate Fittes, Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The homes themselves have their charm, like crown molding and stained glass windows.
    Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2024
  • On one side is a dining room with hardwood floors and crown molding.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 28 June 2024
  • The flat-screen TV looks more like art than a blank black hole, thanks to a frame Brad crafted out of 1×6 lumber and crown molding.
    Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 May 2021
  • Thick crown molding still lines walls under the boxed-beam ceiling in the dining room.
    Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 4 Jan. 2018
  • The windows have layers upon layers of crown molding and let in the best light.
    Jen Derose, House Beautiful, 18 July 2013
  • Rideau retained the existing crown molding and shiplap ceiling that relate to the rest of the house.
    Sally Finder Weepie, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2021
  • The home has crown molding throughout, and there’s a set of windows along one side of the kitchen that surrounds a curved alcove.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 25 June 2021
  • Work from other high spots, such as window ledges and crown molding, down to the baseboards.
    Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The antique crown molding was discovered when the crew took down a drop ceiling to what was once a printshop.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 17 May 2023
  • Gutters were installed along the main beams of the porch to resemble crown molding.
    Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 16 Apr. 2021
  • The first level of the home has 12-foot ceilings and crown molding details throughout.
    Mary Grace Granados, Dallas News, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Even the crown molding is hand-carved with a different theme in every room, Dempsey said.
    J. Kyle Foster, orlandosentinel.com, 15 Sep. 2021
  • The home’s upscale feeling is enhanced by the first floor’s nine-foot ceilings and the wide baseboard trim and crown moldings in much of the home.
    James Alexander, courant.com, 7 Dec. 2017
  • Press the crown molding firmly against the backer board, and slide the coped edge against the surface of the adjoining crown molding.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Press the crown molding firmly against the backer board, and slide the coped edge against the surface of the adjoining crown molding.
    Joseph Truini, Popular Mechanics, 22 Nov. 2022
  • Things like the shiplap interior woods, the crown molding.
    John Sowell, idahostatesman, 10 May 2018
  • Consider painting ideas that use white in more than just the trim or crown molding.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The squeegee is especially deft in the corners and at the tops of crown molding where mounds of dust like to congregate.
    Shanna Shipin, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2022
  • And then above, along the crown molding, are a series of round relief medallions that lend the room something of a regal air.
    Richard A. Marini, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Oct. 2021
  • This room also has speakers, crown molding and wood blinds.
    Monica Lander, The Mercury News, 5 June 2019
  • Around its ceiling and the dining room’s next door, Bernick added 11-inch-deep crown molding.
    Judy Rose, Detroit Free Press, 27 Feb. 2021
  • White crown molding frames the cream-colored walls and contrasts against the honey brown hardwood floors.
    Zahria Rogers, The Courier-Journal, 21 June 2018
  • Here, shadow boxing below the chair rail complements crown molding and a tray ceiling.
    James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2024
  • The crevice tool cleans above windows, behind bookcases, between couch cushions, and along crown molding.
    Shea Simmons, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2024

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