Crown Molding Is Back in Style: 6 Ways to Create a Trendy Interior

If earlier designers used cornice decor only in classical styles, now it can be found in any modern direction. We have selected several projects where the decor played a decisive role. Take these ideas down!

Go for Eclecticism

According to experts' forecasts, mixing styles will become even more familiar to us in the coming years. Nowadays designers blend several directions in their projects at once.

For example, classicism is now being made "lighter." They use cornice decor together with minimalist modern furniture — this looks interesting. And many won't even guess that the basis of the interior is classicism.

Design: Mossebo

Borrow Elements from Different Styles

High baseboards are now used not only in classical interiors. For example, in the project of In My Box studio designer Anna Pokhodnya decorated high baseboards and painted them white. This trick visually raised a low ceiling, making the modern interior look more interesting.

Design: In My Box

And designer Serge Makhov dared to combine classicism and loft even more boldly. Here modern furniture with a brutal character is combined with wide cornices and moldings. Such an interior can definitely be described as "not like everyone else's".

I chose classicism and neutral tones: light gray walls, white molding, light oak flooring. The contrast makes dark industrial furniture and rough tables from solid wood stand out beautifully.

Design: Serge Makhov

Use Moldings

Moldings are one of the most common types of cornice decor that fits perfectly into any style. You can draw up a pattern you want to achieve: most often they are arranged in the form of frames.

Moldings should be placed on walls before painting. Usually, they can be mounted on any surface. To ensure moldings last as long as possible, designers recommend using special adhesive from the manufacturer.

Design: Natalia Khudaya

Designer Maxim Noda used moldings in decorating an apartment in the country style. Part of the walls were covered with printed wallpaper, and frames made from moldings were placed above the baseboards — this visually raised the ceiling and made the space more interesting.

Pay attention to how well cornice decor matches simple wooden beams on the ceiling.

Unusual combinations helped me bring the atmosphere of a cozy cottage, like in a Coca-Cola New Year's ad.

Design: Maxim Noda

And Wall Panels

Adding texture to an interior is easy — designers often use volumetric 3D panels in their projects. To avoid them standing out too much, choose simple geometric patterns and paint them in wall color.

Design: Lines Design Bureau

Highlight Strengths

Using decorative outlets in interior design is appropriate if you want to highlight a specific element. For example, a solid chandelier. On a completely smooth white ceiling, it would look ornate, but adding a decorative element makes everything fall into place.

Mounting an outlet on the ceiling is easy: just drill a small hole and secure it with glue and screws.

Design: Serge Makhov

Or Hide Heavy Furniture

If you want to hide an item in the interior, decorate it with cornice decor and paint it in wall tone. This is what designer Alena Yudina did in her project — the closet in the hallway now blends with the walls (on the photo it is on the right).

The project features many horizontal lines, which we decided to emphasize with contrasting cornice decor.

Design: Alena Yudina