Both sides of molding should be primed to eliminate cupping. Leave moulding in the room where it will be installed for about a week so it can adjust to the room's humidity and temperature. When installing molding, glue the ends. Be sure to select a molding that fits the home's style. The wall below the rail is painted a deep plum and above the rail, color , texture and pattern are added with a painting technique.
Walls are first painted beige, then a burnished gold color is rolled on.
A large blank wall in the living room is decorated with a picture collage, in which seemingly unrelated paintings and objects are hung together inside a picture frame . Matt Fox makes the frame from leftover moulding and paints it with the top paint color used on the walls. The picture arrangement is laid out first on the floor, then a Polaroid picture is taken for reference when placing the pictures on the wall. To dress the large and unusually shaped windows, Shari Hiller creates two different treatments from the same fabric. The tallest window is swagged with fabric pulled through two holders at either end of the window.