How to Pick Crown Molding for a Bedroom

Create a virtual bedroom design using interior design software. Using the software helps you narrow the crown molding choices to your top styles and see what style is most appropriate for your room (see Resources below).

Buy crown molding samples also called profiles to help you select the type of crown molding you prefer. Your choices for a bedroom include traditional or decorative crown molding. The room's style determines which is best. For example, a Victorian bedroom requires detailed, decorative crown molding, possibly a large, multi-layered polystyrene architectural molding.

Pick the material you feel best fits with the theme of the room. Use traditional unfinished wood molding you can stain yourself if you want the warmth of a stained wood finish to complement other wood elements in your bedroom such as a headboard or dresser. Possible wood moldings include cherry, maple, mahogany, oak or cedar. The other option is to use primed paint grade crown moldings and to paint the molding to coordinate with the bedroom colors.

Place the different crown molding profiles in the room for a final test before purchasing all of the molding necessary to finish the bedroom. The molding needs to add noticeable architectural detail and does not simply blend with the walls. Experiment with the crown moldings by using more than one to create a layered or tiered effect, or place the crown molding upside down. The goal is to maintain consistent scale from the ceiling to the floor.