Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Installing new trim should be easy, right? Just measure the boards, cut the miters, and nail the trim in place. Well, it’s not ...

The keys to a professional-looking baseboard installation are measuring properly and cutting the pieces properly.(KatarzynaBialasiewicz / Getty Images/iStockphoto) Q: I am redecorating my living room, ...

Measure the linear feet of the walls to be installed with baseboard. To be safe with your calculations and account for any bad cuts, always purchase 10% more material than measured to avoid returning ...

Installing baseboards in your home is a relatively straightforward way to spruce the place up a bit. And while the general process is easy enough for a do-it-yourself project, cutting the baseboards ...

Last weekend, I had the good fortune to show my son how to install wood baseboard and interior door casing. We’re in the final stages of finishing over 1,000 square feet of living space in the ...

When buying baseboards in the past, you only had just one choice: natural wood, usually pine or hemlock. Now, the choice of materials for baseboards and trim has expanded to include MDF and plastic.

I'm not one who goes for a lot of frou-frou or fussy detail, but I do like a good moulding, especially when it has been applied in the correct proportion to the surrounding architecture. Mouldings are ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 85th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...