In the world of trim, crown moulding is a cut above the other mouldings and trims of the carpentry world. Even compared to door casings, chair rails, and baseboards, it cuts an impressive profile with pleasing curves and sophisticated angles. It also elevates a room's stature, pulling the eye upwards to the ceiling and echoing design motifs seen in other mouldings to create a cohesive and polished look for the space.

Crown moulding has been used as far back as the ancient Greeks, who created the profiles and the standards of proportion that we still use some 2,500 years later. The preferred material has for a much more malleable and relatively lighter-weight plaster or wood, rather than the original heavy stone. Wood and plaster are still the top choices for most traditional craftsman, homeowners can now choose moldings made from foam and flexible polyurethane, which are installed with greater ease than the Greeks, or even our grandfathers could have ever imagined—no chisel, trowel, or nails required.