interior decorating (crown molding type of stuff)

[mostsmooth]

i have a room to paint
normally i would tape off the ceiling and paint the walls.
today i was thinking about crown molding.
crown molding would be way out of place in this room i think though. then i started thinking about using 1/4 round where the wall meets the ceiling. one huge benefit would be painting would be much easier as i am suck at painting.
i would paint the molding probably the color of the wall(and then nail it up).
has anybody ever seen/done this or am i totally retarded?

[turnipmonster]

dude don't paint the molding the same color as the wall, it looks retarded. also, generally you nail it up and then paint.

[mostsmooth]

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dude don't paint the molding the same color as the wall, it looks retarded. also, generally you nail it up and then paint.

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hmm, your suggesting a third color?thats a good idea(and you do realize im talking 1/4 round here, not regular crown moldong, right?)
also, im painting it first, thats the point. if i put it up first, then theres two seems i have to paint good.

[Shajen]

Absolutely paint it a different color.

Also, why not use normal crown molding?

[mostsmooth]

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Absolutely paint it a different color.

Also, why not use normal crown molding?

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i think crown molding would be out of place in this particular room.but ill rethink it

[turnipmonster]

just don't suck at painting [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. go slow, take your time, use a good, appropriate cut brush (I like china bristle even for latex). yes I know you are talking quarter round, but it will still look bad, trust me.

[mostsmooth]

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just don't suck at painting [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]. go slow, take your time, use a good, appropriate cut brush (I like china bristle even for latex). yes I know you are talking quarter round, but it will still look bad, trust me.

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i cant imagine how it would look better to put it up then paint it rather than painting it first? i realize i would have to touch up some spots after nailing, but other than that?

[turnipmonster]

any kind of molding (quarter round included) looks bad when painted the same color as the wall/ceiling. you generally want to use a lighter semigloss as opposed to a flat.

[mostsmooth]

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any kind of molding (quarter round included) looks bad when painted the same color as the wall/ceiling. you generally want to use a lighter semigloss as opposed to a flat.

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oh yeah, ive already agreed to that. i thought you meant it would look better if i painted it after i nailed it up as im planning to paint it then nail it.

[SossMan]

all i know is that every goddamned time I have to paint a room in my house I tell myself that I'm hiring someone next time. To paraphrase a quote from Mitch:
Painting is like pancakes, all exciting at first by by the end you just fuking sick of 'em.