My family is full of snobs, literally. If you are adding crown molding
to your home they say, than you absolutely must use wood.
Yeah in a perfect world where I hit the lottery and could afford to
crown out every room in wood maybe I would. But after looking at pricing
of wood molding, and polyurethane molding, I figured heck with them, I
can not only save a ton of money, but I can also pick molding with truly
beautiful and unique designs. Designs that I simply could not find
carved into wood, let alone with prices I could afford.
After extensive research on exactly how to install this type of
molding, I went ahead and took the plunge. I ordered 63 linear feet of
poly crown molding, and hoped for the best. Heck for just $155.00, how
could I go wrong?
The poly molding came shipped in a few days, and I had it cut and up
in about an hour in my 33 linear foot bathroom. I also ordered corner
blocks to virtually eliminate the need to do 45 degree miter cuts on the
ends. Yes, I saved myself a ton of time!
Next was to paint them. According to the site where I ordered my poly
molding, they were ready to be painted, so all I had to do was pick my
colors.
Seeing that my walls were freshly painted brown, I figured a beautiful
bronze antique paint job on my crown molding would really snap it to
life.
Surprisingly the finish came out 100 times better than I had ever imagined it would, and here is how I did it.
You want to paint the molding after you install it, because any small
cuts in the molding where one end meets the other will need Spackle in
order to hide the seam. So, before painting, just install the molding.
After it is up, allow it to dry and then add your Spackle to hide seams.
Next you can paint!
Here is how to get a beautiful metallic looking antique bronze finish on polyurethane crown molding
I used black high gloss interior paint. I brushed it onto the molding
in one quick swoop. This part of the paint job does not have to be
perfect, but be sure to cover all white that may show through for a
deeper coloring for when you apply your metallic top coat.
Anyhow, after painting the crown molding black, it will likely look
awful. You will want to cry and wonder why you ever did it in the first
place. Fear not, this is just part of the process, and it will give your
molding depth, especially if you have any dips/grooves for a design in
the molding.
You will want to allow this paint to dry. It does not take long for it
to dry, but let it sit for at least 2 hours or so that way any areas
that have paint pooled can dry better.
Next you need your metallic bronze overcoat. I used a beautiful and
unique color called Penny Copper, which is sold in small containers by
Martha Stewart.
I shook the container and began swiping this penny copper paint on top
of the black. I was astonished when I finished at just how stunning the
crown molding looked using this technique to paint it.
Basically in order to get this sort of deep rich shade of copper you
will need to use a black base coat. The high gloss black paint allowed
the color of the bronze to come out darker and more rich, hence only
needing a small amount of metallic paint to bring it to life. Without
using the black base color, the metallic paint would not have shown so
brightly and vividly, and would have required tons of coats. When you
use a black base you literally only need one thin coat of the metallic
paint, saving you time and money!
Tip-
You do not need to use a copper color, you can get a rich
metallic silver, or any color you choose that is metallic to finish your
molding. Just always remember to use a black undercoat to bring out the
shine!
Have fun, and enjoy your new room!
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