Building a wall starts with assembling and installing the frame, which are the 2x4-inch lumber stock that the wall is constructed from. Here's an overview of how to frame a wall from licensed ...

Second of two partsA fabricated header usually is made of two pieces of 2-by material with a half-inch spacer sandwiched between them. The spacer brings the width of the header to 31/2 inches ...

Although the style denotes an air of opulence, molding pieces come in varying styles and profiles (we used base cap), which can be painted, dressed up or made simpler to fit into a modern home in ...

Recently, I took a few pieces to the framer, among them a photograph of my friend Sarah. Backlit, Sarah passes forms. She is portrait and shadow, the way silhouettes obscure yet disclose the ...

Framing artwork is just the first step. Figuring out how (and where) to hang it takes some doing. By Tim McKeough When you have a lot of art to display — or you just can’t decide which pieces ...