Wall and Corner Mouldings

What wall mouldings are

A moulding is a shaped profile used to draw lines on a wall: a frame, a border or a panel. Set in rectangles, mouldings create the look of panelled walls; set along the top or bottom of a wall, they finish the edge.

Most profiles arrive white and paint-ready, so they can take any wall colour. A few are in raw HDHMR to be finished, and two profiles carry a gold acrylic inlay.

The three types

Linear mouldings

Straight profiles in 8 ft lengths, 16 mm to 85 mm wide and 8 mm to 22 mm thick. They run from slim beads to wide, stepped classic profiles.

Corner mouldings

Carved corner pieces of about 7 to 11 in, 18 mm thick, that turn a plain rectangle into an ornate frame.

Centre pieces

Carved ornaments of about 18 x 9 in for the middle of a panel or a ceiling.

Colonial and classic profiles

The library holds over 70 designs. The colonial profiles are simple and stepped, suited to clean, modern-classic walls. The classic profiles have deeper curves and beads, for a more traditional look. Carved corners range from light scrolls to dense floral work.

Where mouldings suit

Living rooms

Panelled walls behind a sofa or TV, in a colonial or classic style.

Bedrooms

A framed headboard wall, often painted in a soft, single colour.

Dining rooms

Panelled walls and dado lines that give the room structure.

Hotels

Lobbies, corridors and suites with a classic interior.

Ceilings

Frames and centre pieces around lights and fans.

Designing with mouldings

Panelling works on proportion. Divide the wall into rectangles that match the furniture and the openings, and keep the gaps even. Larger rooms can take wider profiles; small rooms look better with slim ones.

Paint mouldings in the wall colour for a soft, tonal look, or in a contrasting shade for a crisp frame. Keep the gold inlay profiles to a thin accent line.

Mouldings, beadings and panels

Mouldings are paintable profiles for a classic look. Metal Beadings are slim steel strips in mirror and hairline finishes, for a modern line. Mouldings also pair well with other panels: edge a panel of fabric or leather-look sheet in moulding and it looks like panelled joinery.

Choosing your profile

Bring a sketch of the wall with its doors and windows to the Experience Centre in Choolai, and we will help you choose profiles and corners that suit its proportions. Samples can also be sent to offices in Chennai.