Trim is genuinely an underappreciated feature in many rooms where it has a very real influence over the atmosphere.  It’s sometimes obvious, but for the most part interior trim has an effect that is powerful, yet still subtle enough to escape casual notice.  The effect that tastefully selected, properly installed trim can have is something like the “hint of oak, fruity overtones, and smoky aftertaste” that a sommelier experiences and then gets laughed at for mentioning (after taking a sip of some very expensive wine).  It isn’t that these wine experts are liars…  Because they probably aren’t lying about the flavor that they say they are experiencing.  Believe it.  No: the sommelier isn’t just making things, up because the flavors are there.  So, in the same way that a sip of the liquid drawn from a  $300 bottle of wine can be reminiscent of Fijian dark chocolate, artisanal trim  actually can have an effect the overall experience that someone has when they walk through a room in your home.   And so – returning to the wine analogy – if you are drinking some wine and are attempting to enjoy it to the fullest, you’ll have no choice but to acknowledge that wine tastes better when you have attractive baseboards.

On the other hand, if you just slurp it down like a 14-year old who is trying to get drunk before anyone can stop them, the fact that a particular vintage “speaks of aged rhubarb and Monday morning blues” will go right over your head.  That said, when the sommelier verbalizes their appreciation for a flavor that you may or may not have detected, you should recognize that there is a good chance that they aren’t just full of it.  Yeah.  Trim is…well, it’s something like that.  

You might not realize how powerful interior finishings actually are until you find yourself in a battle to decide which trim is the right trim for a room in your own home.  But, once you have explored the possibilities and experienced the impact of fine trim and moulding first hand, you will be [anointed, and therefore] able to appreciate that there is truth to to the idea that baseboards can significantly affect the feel of your bathroom (and the flavor of your wine)!  That’s why you really do need to choose a contractor who has worked with trim and moulding over a period of time.  Experience counts when it comes to the finer things in life.  Cross Road Carpentry and Home Improvements is all about precision, attention to detail, and knowing which “little things” will actually make a huge difference in the final outcome of a home remodeling project.