The Types of Oak Molding

Window and Door Casings

• The molding the surrounds windows and doors is the most basic type of oak molding. These moldings cover gaps and unfinished edges around the doors and windows of your home. Installing oak window and door casings will finish the look of your home and accent the appearance of your doors and windows. Choose a style of oak casing that fits the style of your home but doesn't look overwhelming in smaller rooms.

Baseboard Molding

• Like door and window casings, baseboard moldings are an essential element of a finished room. Oak baseboards cover expansion gaps between the floor and the walls. Installed correctly, oak baseboard molding will bring richness and warmth to your walls and floors. While most baseboards are painted white, stained oak baseboards can be a classic addition to any home.

Chair Rail Molding

• Oak chair rail moldings are often located in dining rooms. Originally, chair rail moldings were installed to protect the walls of a home from chairs as they slid out from under a table. Hard oak makes a wonderful material for this type of molding. Chair rail today is used in many rooms throughout the home as accent molding.

Crown Moldings

• Often coveted by homeowners, oak crown molding is typically installed as an architectural or decorative molding at the joint of the walls and ceiling. Crown moldings can be expensive to install and solid oak moldings tend to be more expensive than other types of crown molding.