Moldings

What can be said to stress the importance of selecting the proper moldings for your remodel? How about an analogy?
You wouldn't go out and but that new Mercedes S500 and adorn the hood with a set of bull horns, would you? Of course not, everyone knows bull horns are best suited for that fully loaded Cadillac.
Moldings say the same thing about your home that those horns say about your car. Properly selected moldings can be a nice asset to your remodel.
Time and time again I have gone over to a friends home, or perhaps on an estimate, to find that the homeowner has installed door case moldings for base board, or base board for door case moldings. I've seen giant crown moldings used in small rooms and small crown moldings used is huge rooms. I've seen houses where no two rooms had the same moldings.
If you haven't guessed by now from my rantings, these trends are no-nos. Its okay to change the style of your moldings in the newly remodeled areas of your home if you intend to carry out the design through the rest of your home eventually, but if not, its best to keep it consistent.
Its not okay to use moldings intended for a specific purpose in another context. You may prefer the look yourself, but the trained eye of an appraiser will disagree.
When selecting a crown molding or chair rail, keep in mind the size of the room. Proper proportioning is essential to a quality end result.
That's all I can say for now, I'm off to get a new set of white wall tires for my Ferrari!

Happy remodeling,
Rob