Patent ID: 8728647

Claim:
A molding decorative element for installation on a wall surface at an edge of the wall surface and a floor surface the molding decorative element comprising: a wall surface mounting element for mounting on the wall surface parallel to the edge defined by the wall surface and the floor surface and adjacent to the floor surface, the wall surface mounting element comprising: an elongated portion for fixedly interfacing with the wall surface, the elongated portion having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis separating the first end and the second end, the elongated portion having an upper edge extending between the first end and the second end; the upper edge comprising a surface mounting element mating connector for releasably connecting to a decorative element mating connector; a wall decorative element releasably mounted on the wall surface mounting element fixedly mounted on the wall surface, the wall decorative element comprising: a decorative elongated portion having a decorative first end, a decorative second end and a decorative longitudinal axis separating the decorative first end and the decorative second end, the decorative elongated portion having a lower edge extending between the decorative first end and the decorative second end capable of interfacing with the floor surface; and the decorative element mating connector releasably connected to the surface mounting element mating connector of the wall surface mounting element; wherein when the wall decorative element is releasably mounted on the wall surface mounting element fixed mounted on the wall surface, at least a portion of the decorative elongated portion of the wall decorative element interfaces with the wall surface; and further wherein the surface mounting element mating connector of the wall surface mounting element and the decorative element mating connector of the wall decorative element extend perpendicularly along the longitudinal axis and the decorative longitudinal axis respectively for allowing a releasable connection between the mounting element mating connector and the decorative element mating connector in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the elongated portion and the decorative longitudinal axis of the decorative elongated portion and parallel to the wall surface.