{"id":4693,"date":"2023-04-18T05:34:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T05:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emilyronehome.com\/?p=4693"},"modified":"2023-04-18T20:38:46","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T20:38:46","slug":"one-room-challenge-week-3-adding-reeded-wall-moulding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emilyronehome.com\/?p=4693","title":{"rendered":"One Room Challenge Week 3: Adding Reeded Wall Moulding"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

1 room. 8 weeks. Countless DIYers coming together to encourage and inspire. Welcome to the One Room Challenge! Keep reading to discover how I added reeded wall moulding to<\/em> transform our guest room into a gender neutral nursery.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m so excited to be participating as a guest in the 2023 Spring season of the One Room Challenge (ORC)<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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This post contains affiliate links for your convenience which may reward me in the event of a sale. Note that I only recommend tools and products I have used and loved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This spring I am transforming our guest room into a nursery for our first baby. We are not finding out gender, so am keeping everything neutral! I shared my vision during week 1<\/a><\/em>, and which sage green paint color I chose during week 2. <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week, I want to add elements since it\u2019s not often I get the chance to totally create a new room from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIY Reeded Wall Moulding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I started DIY projects during the pandemic like so many others. It’s been three whole years, and although I’m no longer a “beginner”, I am still not trained in design and often feel left to my own devices to name and explain my projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Terminology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With this moulding project, I originally thought I had chosen “fluted” moulding. However, thanks to Lauren at Blesserhouse<\/a> I learned I actually bought “reeded” moulding! I love learning new things. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Image source: Lynn Byrne<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fluting is concave, whereas Reeding is convex. So fluting dips in, while reeding rounds outward. It’s a small difference, but I always want to make sure I am using the correct terminology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

DIY Reeded Wall Moulding Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This project took about a week as I worked slowly and surely. Completing it pregnant definitely slowed me down a bit, but gave me a purpose and made me feel like my old self again (which can be hard at times during pregnancy). I wrote a separate post<\/a><\/em> to detail the step by step tutorial where I have also linked all of the supplies and products used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I chose to put together a combination of three pieces of trim to make this reeded wall moulding.  I stacked two pieces of pine base cap above and below a piece of reeded casing to create my custom moulding.  I have linked the exact trim pieces I used here<\/a><\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n

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During installation, I was thrown off when I got to the corners. I had to cut what are known as \u201cinside corners\u201d where the trim met in the corners between the walls. I had only ever cut \u201coutside corners\u201d, and it took a while to figure out the angles with my pregnancy brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To cut angles for an inside corner, keep the trim standing up (not lying flat), to cut your 45* angles! I used my miter saw for this, as it was easier to keep the trim straight up and down than it was with my miter shears. However, miter shears are still a great option for flat cuts on the smaller pieces of pine base cap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Never heard of miter shears? They are a game changer when working with smaller pieces of trim for moulding projects! They made my picture frame moulding project in the dining room<\/a><\/em> doable without the need for a larger saw. I’ve linked mine here if you’re curious<\/a><\/em>– they are a must in my book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love the way the reeded wall moulding turned out! Let me know if you have any questions. This could be a beginner project, but have lots of patience and expect mistakes and hiccups! But that\u2019s always the way DIY goes, and your skills sharpen with every completed project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next week, I am planning to share how to DIY faux pinch pleat curtains, so stay tuned!<\/p>\n\n\n