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Classic Moldings
Moldings are narrow, decorative strips of wood or plaster used around doors and windows and at the structural intersections of walls.
Six classic molding types include:
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Cavetto, a concave, semi-circle molding, where the top edge juts over the bottom. |
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Cyma Recta, a slightly rounded convex shape that bulges more near the bottom. |
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Cyma Reversa, a slightly rounded convex shape that bulges more near the top. |
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Ovolo, a molding with a quarter-elliptical profile. |
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Scotia, a receding, concave molding where the bottom ridge juts in front of the upper. |
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Torus, a bulbous, semi-circular, convex shape. |
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Reprinted from REALTOR® Magazine [May, 2001] (http://www.realtor.org/realtormag) with permission of the
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved.
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