coving


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cov·ing

 (kō′vĭng)
n.
See cove1.
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coving

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The new coving in my house has only been up for a couple of months.
GIVE a room character with coving, whether it's plain and modern, or elaborate with period perfect details.
SOMETIMES, it's the small things that matter, and never is that more true, in a home, than with coving. Period properties, particularly ones built in the 19th and early 20th century, originally had coving - ornate skirting boards around the ceilings - in most of their rooms, and a room without it can look rather bare.
Coving for homes dates back to Victorian times although in those days it would have only been found in the homes of the rich and upper class.
COVING gives any room a touch of class and can make all the difference to your interior decor.
Coving gives any room a touch of class and can make a great difference to your decor.
Coving finishes off any room with a touch of class and can make all the difference to your interior decor.
Coving is a prefabricated decorative moulding fitted at the junction of the wall and ceiling around a room.
Gap-sealing Castel coving profiles are available in various shades from Dedicated Sales and Services, tel:0190 577 3830, and allow the colour-coding of various departments.
MANY period properties, particularly ones built in the 19th and early 20th century, would originally have had coving or cornicing in all or some of the rooms.
A relatively easy way to give a plain room more character is to add coving, says Julia Gray MANY period properties, particularly ones built in the 19th and early 20th century, would originally have had coving/cornicing in all or some of the rooms.
MANY main rooms have coving or cornicing between the ceiling and the top of the wall.