Create Your Own Door Moulding Ideas

Door Moulding Ideas Can Create a Look of Timeless Elegance

One of the most elegant and time served door moulding ideas for an exterior doorway involves the fitting of a wooden pediment, capitals, frieze and pilasters, in keeping with Geogian traditions. You only have to walk around Dublin's fair city to see fine examples of these classic style doorways. These were the door moulding ideas of the Georgians but they still remain very popular today. However, today's technology has given us an edge and wood mouldings are far more affordable. So what are you waiting for, get your door moulding ideas out of your head and onto the drawing board! If you, like me didn't know a Pediment from a Pilaster before writing this article, see the explanation below.

• Pediment - A low-pitched triangular gable above the door casement head.
• Capital, The uppermost decorative feature of a pilaster normally enhanced by carving or architrave.
• Frieze A horizontal wood or plaster decorative cross member located at the casement head of a door with pediment above and pilaster and architrave below.
• Pilaster - Flat decorative wooden or plaster column located each side of the door casement. Capital is located at the head of the pilaster.

If the more elegant door moulding ideas above not for you, why not set about creating your own ideas using stock mouldings. You'll be amazed at the hundreds of designs available to you. For very little cost and an eye for style you can create your own unique door moulding ideas and designs all of you own.