Unpopular opinion: I was wrong about using a 2-inch crown for a 10-foot ceiling

I always thought a bigger crown looked better, so I put 2-inch stuff in my own living room last fall. It just felt heavy and wrong, like it was pushing the ceiling down. Has anyone else had a crown molding size just not work out the way you planned?

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murray.troy20d ago

Yeah, and it's funny you mention that because @linda_knight51 is right about the baseboards. My old place had these tiny little trim boards, and I tried to fix it all by putting up a huge, fancy crown in the dining room. It just looked like the room was wearing a costume that didn't fit. I ended up taking it down after a week because it made me feel like I was in a weird dollhouse. Do you ever get that feeling where you just have to change something right away?

linda_knight5120d ago

Forget the ceiling height. Check your baseboards first. If they're skinny, a big crown just looks like a hat with no brim.