BALUSTRADEBALUSTRADE

A row of repeating A row of repeating posts which support posts which support the upper rail of the upper rail of railing. Staircases railing. Staircases and porches often and porches often have ballustradeshave ballustrades

ColumnsColumns

An upright pillar or postAn upright pillar or post

Tuscan

CorniceCornice

The uppermost The uppermost section of moldings section of moldings along the top of a wall along the top of a wall or just below a roof.or just below a roof.

CorniceCornice

The uppermost The uppermost section of section of moldings along moldings along the top of a wall the top of a wall or just below a or just below a roofroof

Dentil MoldingDentil Molding

A series of closely A series of closely spaced rectangular spaced rectangular blocks that form a blocks that form a molding.molding.

DORMER WINDOWDORMER WINDOW

Window that projects Window that projects from the gable of a from the gable of a househouse

Gives light to the attic Gives light to the attic or room beneath itor room beneath it

FANLIGHTFANLIGHT

A semicircular, A semicircular, window found over window found over a door or windowa door or window

PedimentPediment A triangular, arched, or another A triangular, arched, or another

creative design at the top of a doorcreative design at the top of a door

Palladian WindowPalladian Window

A large window A large window divided into divided into three parts. The three parts. The center section is center section is larger and has larger and has an arch abovean arch above

PilastersPilasters

Decorative Decorative flattened column flattened column that would attach to that would attach to the front of a house the front of a house next to a doornext to a door

PorticoPortico

A tall, open porch A tall, open porch supported by supported by columnscolumns

Over a front Over a front entranceentrance

TurretTurret

A small tower that is part of a building. A small tower that is part of a building. Usually round and corbelled (sticks out) Usually round and corbelled (sticks out) from a cornerfrom a corner

Crown MoldingCrown Molding Crown moldingCrown molding

encapsulates a large family encapsulates a large family of moldings which are of moldings which are designed to gracefully flare designed to gracefully flare out to a finished top edge; out to a finished top edge; generally used for capping generally used for capping wallswalls, pilasters, cabinets; , pilasters, cabinets; used extensively in the used extensively in the creation of interior and creation of interior and exterior cornice assemblies exterior cornice assemblies and door and window and door and window hoods. Sometimes crown hoods. Sometimes crown molding may have dentil molding may have dentil molding below for a more molding below for a more elegant or expensive look.elegant or expensive look.

CHAIR RAILCHAIR RAIL

Chair rail is used as Chair rail is used as a decorative border a decorative border 32 inches off the 32 inches off the floor. Chair rail floor. Chair rail molding protects molding protects the wall from the wall from chairs, but this is chairs, but this is only one of the only one of the uses of this uses of this versatile style of versatile style of molding. molding.