Each style of tin crown molding is produced in durable tin-plated steel, ensuring that it will firmly stay in place without sagging, cracking, chipping or crumbling so itmaintains its shape and detail for decades, even in high temperatures or humid conditions.
This makes them a superior crown molding that’s perfect for high humidity commercial and residential spaces along the coast, in restaurants and hotel lobbies, and residential use in basements, bathrooms, and entryways.
Choosing the right Tin Crown Molding for your home or business
The width and level of ornamentation can have a big impact on its suitability to your room's style.
Typically, wide crown moldings with lots of ornamentation are suited for large rooms with tall ceilings, and narrow moldings with less detail better suit smaller spaces or those with low ceilings.
Start by deciding on what style you’re trying to achieve - we tend to recommend the same style as your ceiling tiles or one that complements it. Some good examplse are choosing a tin crown molding with a clean geometric pattern if your ceiling design is of Art Deco style, a medium-wide molding packed with ornamentation to pair with a Victorian-style ceiling, a rich pattern with minimal detail for a traditional space, or for a modern, minimalist room, choose a narrow width paired with a simple pattern, such as some horizontal lines without much ornamentation.
Once you’ve picked a preferred design style, determine if you want the molding to be a focal point that draws attention to it or if you prefer it to be more subtle and allow your other room features to take centre stage.
Selecting the width and level of ornamentation
Our tin crown moldings range from 2 to 16 inches in width with the patterns varying in the amount of detail. Here’s how tochoose the right option for your home or business.
Wide and Highly Ornate
In large rooms with tall ceilings, choose a wider tin crown molding with an elaborate pattern so that the design is visible from a further distance and doesn’t go unnoticed, allowing people to effortlessly see the detail. This can help to make the room feel inviting and finished, which is a common challenge in large rooms.
A good example is the Open Hearts Tin Cornice that’s 8.9 inches wide with an ornate, Victorian-inspired design, available in 35 different colors, ready to be matched to your existing or preferred color palette. As the pattern is highly detailed with each part of the motif connecting to the next, the design would be difficult to see if presented on a narrow tin cornice, but on a wide crown molding, each part of the design can be seen and admired from a distance.
Thin and Simple
If your design style is modern, including minimalist, Scandinavian, or even industrial, a narrow option with a less detailed design may be more fitting. Tin crown moldings with a smaller width and simple design provide a neat border around your decorative ceiling tiles or flat drywall with recessed lighting that can be admired without making it the standout feature. They work particularly well in smaller rooms with low ceilings, as the molding in closer to the eye and the detail in the pattern can easily be seen, whereas too much ornamentation or width can make the room feel cluttered.
The Daisy Chain Tin Cornice is an excellent choice for small spaces or rooms with low ceilings. Being only 3.6 inches wide with a simple circular motif, the pattern provides a polished finish and neat border to the ceiling without having too much ornamentation that will overpower other design elements. It’s detailed enough to be seen and subtle enough that it won’t overwhelm the room.
