Cornice or crown molding finishing accessory

Abstract

A cornice or crown molding finishing accessory (10) allows creation of a smooth, continuous and aesthetic finish to the joint between first and second molding segments. These molding segments may be oriented to form inside or outside corners. Preferred examples of the finishing accessory are adapted for use with outside and inside 90-degree corners. The molding finishing accessory provides first and second facade-creating flanges (20), (40) which have a cross-sectional shape including a molding-conforming curve designed to match the cross-sectional decorative surface of the molding segments. The flanges meet at a vertex (60), from which an anchor element extends. In use, the anchor element (80) is inserted into a gap defined between the first and second molding segments, thereby holding the finishing accessory in place. A thin layer of drywall “mud” is brushed over flanges of the finishing accessory and adjacent areas of the molding segments, thereby smoothing over any lines of transition between the finishing accessory and the molding segments. The resulting appearance is that of a perfect transition between the first and second molding segments, and complete masking of the gap between these segments.

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