Can I use baseboard as crown molding, or am I crazy?

[tobbew]

Hello

I am currently building a house that is quite sleek and minimalistic. No frills. I am avoiding crown molding as much as possible. So far, I haven’t used any in the rooms I’ve completed (living room and bathroom), but now I am moving on to the laundry room and sunroom, where the ceiling and walls don't come together very nicely.

I will be buying molding at Byggmax tomorrow and overall I think it could look quite nice to use baseboard (presumably upside down) against the ceiling.

Do people do that sometimes or is it really weird?

The alternative is to buy a traditional crown molding, which "looks kind of 45-degree," but in my opinion, they are both harder to miter and not as suitable in this case.

I need to cover approximately 10mm from the wall and about 40mm down on the wall to make sure I cover what the painter has left. So I was thinking of buying something like 12x43mm baseboard.

Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[Mikael_L]

There is a risk that at least I would wonder "what the h*ck you did".

But most of the time I feel quite alone in noticing such things.

 

[mattiasp]

The question has been asked before on the forum, and the answer was then (if I remember correctly) do as you like, it's your house. I know an architect who talked about using rundstav as a ceiling moulding. "For the exciting shadows one could achieve"

 

[hantverkare1]

I have (after a customer's request, not on my own initiative!) installed an upside-down socket in a few places. Looks completely crazy imo.

But I think 99.9% of the world's population wouldn't have noticed.

 

[sir_daniel]

It can work depending on the molding. My in-laws have in their large villa installed what I believe is a dado rail or some form of skirting board to create an edge at the top to be able to attach such metal clips that you fasten a line/wire to in order to hang pictures without screwing into the walls. I was skeptical when I heard it but it worked well.

 

[Norrhyttan]

Why be so anxious about what others think? Attach a baseboard and give it some thought. If you think it looks good, then just go for it!

 

[prototypen]

But do what you think looks best, if it looks completely wrong, you can break it off and install traditional moldings.

I did the opposite in the workshop, took the most elaborate baseboard and paired it with the most elaborate crown molding I could find. It took forever to craft the corners, but it’s done now.

Protte

 

[Oldboy]

It goes perfectly well.
Go ahead.
If you're not satisfied when everything is painted and finished, you can "just" take it down and change it.

 

[tobbew]

I thought it looked great with the 43mm floor molding in the ceiling. Just as I had imagined. Minimal and anonymous, just the way I want it.

https://www.facebook.com/etthundratolvan/photos/pcb.662184787254579/662182947254763/?type=3&theater

 

[Räknenisse]

"Can I use baseboard as a crown molding, or am I weird?"
To A I reply: Why not, is there any obstacle?
To B I reply: Maybe, is it a problem?

Great that it turned out as you wished!
P.S. I think the world benefits from having a certain amount of slightly eccentric people...

 

[klaskarlsson]

I thought it looked fantastic with the 43mm skirting board on the ceiling. Just as I had imagined. Minimal and anonymous, just the way I want it.

[link]

Looked good in my eyes at least

/K

 

[Oldboy]

"I thought it turned out awesome with the 43mm skirting board on the ceiling. Just as I had imagined. Minimal and anonymous, just the way I want it."
Perfect! What more could you ask for?
I think it looks quite okay according to the picture.
For my part, I appreciate people who think for themselves, and if necessary, ignore the simple, safe, and secure but oh-so-dull 'mainstream track.'