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a baseboard fix

June 5, 2013 By Linda 8 Comments

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My baseboards had an inferiority complex.  They’re very insecure.  Self-conscious.  Constantly comparing themselves to other baseboards in the neighborhood …

 

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… and coming up short.  And skimpy.  And, well, wimpy.

 

If my baseboards were on the playground at school, they would get picked last for kickball.  The definitely can’t climb that rope in gym class.  And I fear they would be in serious danger of getting a wedgy in the locker room from the bigger and beefier baseboard mouldings …

 

So when I decided to put board and batten up in the dining room, I knew I’d have to come up with a solution for those wimpy baseboards.  A solution that would not include a crow bar and me trying to pry those old baseboards off the wall.  Because that is a skill beyond my talents.

 

My solution:  Just cover them up.  That’s right.  I would install my new beefier mouldings right on top of them.  Using these pieces of MDF and decorative trim …

 

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We started with the 1 x 4 MDF board …

 

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Followed by the 1 x 2 MDF board …

 

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And then finished it off with the decorative moudling …

 

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We just used liquid nails to attach and held it in place with painter’s tape while it dried …

 

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After some caulking and painting, now our baseboards can hold their little baseboard heads high …

 

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… with pride. 🙂

 

 

Baseboard Fix: Easy Way To Add Height and Bulk to Baseboards; No Crow Bars Needed!

P.S. You can see the dining room before and after here …

Board and Batten Dining Room

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Filed Under: DIY, DIY & Crafts Tagged With: baseboards, dining room


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  1. Margarita says

    June 23, 2014 at 11:24 pm

    I love it

    Reply
  2. Kim says

    December 16, 2014 at 9:17 am

    Genius!

    Reply
  3. Vivian says

    October 24, 2016 at 9:56 am

    Very nice and witty lol

    Reply
  4. hostedinusaadmin says

    August 3, 2017 at 10:39 pm

    Hi Linda, I came to your site via pinterest to view your faux lead windows which I liked alot. For you and your readers you might want to look at the habitat for humanity stores for buying trim. The mdf moldings are only 25 cents per foot.

    Reply
    • Linda says

      August 4, 2017 at 10:11 am

      Great idea!

      Reply
  5. Sarah says

    October 21, 2017 at 2:10 pm

    I love this idea, but how do you address where the baseboard meets a door frame?

    Reply
    • Linda says

      October 22, 2017 at 3:39 pm

      My door frames in that room are framed out so the new pieces just butted up flush with the existing door frame. I also have arches in the room and had to wrap the baseboard moulding around it. I’ll send you a picture to see if that helps.

      Reply

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