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Decorating with Trimwork continued
   Trimwork adds a magical dimension to your decorating. This phenomenon is often referred to as “geometric illusion.” The long horizontal lines can make a room appear larger and wider while the vertical lines make ceilings look higher.
   Decorative moldings trick the eye in another fashion. With molding painted white or another light shade, the trimwork tones down the other colors in the room. Once a room is trimmed, the decorator has many more color options.  
   One common decorative problem today is the open floor plan design. With cathedral ceilings in one room flowing freely into the next, there is no defined separation. This creates a challenge when two rooms share the same wall. How do you paint in the hallway and possible wallpaper the adjoining living room? The answer is to use architectural vertical trimwork such as installing pilasters.

Trimwork Styles
   In order to decorate with trimwork, you must consider what trim will complement the historical character of your home. Mixing various trimwork styles in one can be difficult.             
   While you might be able combine rudiments from the Victorian and Federal styles other groupings may conflict. For instance, the flat, square profiles of the Arts and Crafts trim would be unsuited with an ornate Victorian décor. Conversely, the thick, hearty and square line with rounded edges of Craftsman-style furniture is unsuited with the smaller, beveled colonial type trim found on homes today. Owners of broad, flat, rectangular mission type furniture might consider a change in trim styles to match their furnishings. A house that drastically changes style from room to room lacks coherence. The flat clamshell moldings fitted in many homes are incompatible with traditional furnishings. By replacing these plain moldings with a more ornate colonial type, would result in a more consistent interior decoration. For an excellent examples of different molding styles, go to WindsorOne's web site:

http://www.windsorone.com/moldings/classic/default.asp
  

The furnishings and accessories must be considered as well. You do not have to strictly adhere to one style to match your homes architecture and trimwork, but the finished product will look the best is everything is in harmony.
   Use your own personal insight and creativity to create the home of your dreams.

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