Welcome to the site dedicated to showing you how to use wooden mouldings to bring style and character to your home.

Man has used wood as a building material for many years and the natural beauty of the material makes it ideal for decorative uses.

There are many different ways that timber mouldings can be used. In fact the limit is set only by your own imagination.

Whether you are using decorative mouldings to finish off a project or using ornamental mouldings to dress a piece of furniture, the effect is the same, something plain and ordinary becomes something of beauty and value.

There are many ddifferent timbers used in producing mouldings. By far the most popular is Pine, which is chosen because it is available in large quantities, is relatively inexpensive and suits many home styles around today. Other timbers widely used for mouldings would be Ramin (a light hardwood) and Cambara or Dark Red Meranti (both dark hardwoods). In addition some Beech, Oak and Poplar is also used for mouldings.

For more inspirational photography of timber mouldings being used please click here.

Alternatively visit the Richard Burbidge website, the acknowledged market leaders in timber mouldings www.richardburbidge.co.uk/decorative/mouldings.php4.

All photographs reproduced by kind permission of Richard Burbidge Limited. This site is sponsored by Richard Burbidge Limited