Being married to a carpenter, I have the joy of being immersed in a world of architectural trim. My most recent learning experience came in the form of the rosette block.
Wooden rosette blocks are both practical and stylish. They form a decorative corner window and door casings; functionally they remove the need to calculate complicated miters, typically otherwise required where moldings meet in corners.
Wood rosettes have been showcased on window and door casings because the 1800s and were especially popular in Victorian houses. These days they be may used with many trim styles to create a traditional or transitional feel.
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This historic Highland Park, Illinois, residence features original stained trimwork with rosette blocks.
Union Studio, Architecture & Community Design
Rosette blocks helped Union Studio preserve the architectural integrity of the Jamestown, Rhode Island, residence during its renovation and addition.
The Red Jet
Wood rosettes add ornamental detail to the original wood moldings in this Boston apartment.
Lasley Brahaney Architecture + Construction
Designed by architect David Adler, this historic Princeton, New Jersey, residence features a bevy of architectural details, such as bull’s-eye rosettes.
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Together with rosette blocks, bull’s-eye plinth blocks are utilized at the edge where the baseboard joins the casing of the doors in this Encinitas, California, waterfront home.
Gast Architects
Rosette blocks are quite common in Victorian houses, like this 1898 San Francisco row house.
Union Studio, Architecture & Community Design
This historic New England home is loaded with architectural details, like a coffered ceiling, an integrated buffet and trim with rosette blocks.
Moore Architects, PC
Crown molding and rosette blocks grace the interior of the 1889 Gothic Victorian residence in Arlington, Virginia.
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BR215-T Rosette
Rosette blocks made from solid wood are readily available in many sizes.
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