Century Architectural Specialties

Century Products

  Crown mouldings, cornice mouldings, chair rails, friezes, door and window casings, doorways, window and wall accents, panel moulding and framing corners, stair brackets and corbels are manufactured from high density polymers.  These products can be used for interior or exterior application.  Century niche units are manufactured from a durable fiberglass composite and HD polymers.  Each niche unit is designed and engineered for ease of installation.  These products are highly detailed, single piece construction and primed ready for installation.  Century ceiling medallions and rosettes are molded using high-density polymers and steel bi-molds. 

  All Century products are guaranteed not to warp and to fit flush with the ceiling or wall surface.  Ornamentation from Century has been specially designed for easy installation for professional designers and craftsmen or the do-it-yourself enthusiast who would like to enjoy the satisfaction of creating his or her own decor.  Crafted from polymers, these safe, modern, durable products are indistinguishable from molded plaster or hand carved hardwood.  They have become the professional's products of choice as they, unlike plaster, wood and other materials will not shrink, crack or warp.  Additionally, Century Architectural Specialties products are water and heat resistant, impervious to insects, dust and are odor free and professionally primed for a perfect lasting finish.  All products are manufactured to strict tolerances. 

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Crown and Cornice Mouldings:  From Renaissance to Baroque, Rococo and Contemporary elegance, mouldings are artistically created to decorate and adorn every home or establishment with a classic presence both grand and distinctive.  With worldwide inspiration and influence, architects, designers and craftsmen have created a range of mouldings, and cornices to be utilized for interior and exterior applications.

Chair Rails, Friezes, Door and Window Trim:  Century offers many products specifically designed to harmonize or be used in combination with other products.  They can be utilized as chair rails, mirror or picture frames, ceiling decoration, wainscoting or other.  Only the imagination can limit the design alternatives.

Niches:  Classically designed and hand-crafted, all niches are single piece construction and easily installed.  Utilize niches to embellish foyers, hallways, fireplaces or other.  Display that special artifact or sculpture while creating classic charm and elegance.  Replicated from "old world" artifacts, Century niches are produced from fiberglass or high density polymers.

Door and Window Surrounds:  Add personality to doors and windows with decorative surrounds and accent products from Century.  This beautifully detailed collection adds an inviting finishing touch to the style of every room.  An entire palette is at your fingertips when you combine these length mouldings with or use as complimentary chair rail, frieze, crown and cornice mouldings.

Pilasters, Plinths,  and Capitals:  Treated architecturally as a column, Century Pilasters, Plinths, and Capitals can be added to grace interior and exterior entry ways and doorways.  Easily installed with adhesive, they quickly transform the simple to classic and elegant.

Panel Mouldings and Framing Corners:  If you want to highlight or bring strong emphasis to a wall or ceiling, M&T Drapes offers framing corners and matching mouldings for the most discriminating in a vast range of designs and sizes.  Architects and designers from all over the world have specified Century products to add period or contemporary style to the smallest of rooms and private residences to cathedrals and hotels.

Corbels:  A wide range of corbels is offered.  They are most often used in the form of a "bracket" projecting from the side of a wall and serving to support a cornice or the spring of an arch.  Choose from the many classic elements of architecture used in the design and production of Century corbels.

Rosettes and Decorative Accessories:  Our accessories are influenced and designed from original architectural artifacts.  Each is manufactured under stringent quality controls from crafted molds to insure quality and superior finishing in either a latex or oil base paint.

Stair Brackets:  Century offers classic architectural decoration for any staircase.  Each is offered in tow sizes to add that finishing touch of elegance to yesteryears flowing staircase or today's modern stair steps.  Easily installed with adhesive, our stair brackets represent the highest quality design and craftsmanship.  If needed, stair brackets can be trimmed for a perfect fit and installation.

Decorative Ceiling Rims:  Decorative Rims are most commonly used with a ceiling medallion to further enhance a chandelier or create a custom effect.  Each Rim consists of 4 pieces.

Ceiling Domes:  Originally carved in wood or cast in plaster, Century domes are specially manufactured of polyester resin and fiberglass.  They are produced and easily installed as a single piece (except the artisan and light ring).  Domes originally we used prior to the use of electricity and other modern utilities.  Today they will add grace and elegance to any residential or commercial area.  They are often utilized in foyers, lobbies, dining rooms, and baths.  Decorative domes can be used with or without a chandelier and provide a cost-effective alternative to tray ceilings.

Ceiling Medallions:  Are reminiscent of these crafted long ago.  Made from high-density furniture grade poly, each is molded to achieve the highest degree of quality and detail.  Medallions are used to create a sense of ambiance and atmosphere.  Most often they adorn chandeliers in entry ways, dining rooms and banquet halls. In adding that special charm, many are simply placed on a ceiling or wall as decoration.. Center holes are easily drilled or cut in all medallions to accommodate wiring needs.

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Kirsch Drapery Hardware:

• Studio Coordinates-traverse drapery rods
• Brentwood-traverse drapery rod
• White Traverse Curtain Rods- standard rods
• Wood Trends-wood poles, rings, & finials
• Scarfware and Swagholders
• Kirsch Ripplefold Rods
• Estate Ultra Traverse Rods - heavy duty custom traverse rods
• Regency 1" pole sets
• Mix n Match 1 3/8" Steel Rods
• Wrought Iron Curtain Rods

Kirsch Buckingham Collection:

• 2" wood rods & finials
• 3" wood rods & finials
• Decorative Scarfholders, Sconces, & Brackets
• Holdbacks

Empress Collection:

• Empress Collection
• 1 3/8" Components
• 2 1/4" Components
• 3" Components

Kaleidoscope Drapery Hardware:

• Empire Collection-brass drapery rods 
• Antiquities Collection-brass curtain hardware
• Simpliciti Collection-nickel, onyx, & brass curtain rods
• Traditional Collection-1 1/2" Rodding and Components
• Kosmo, Reflexion, Masonic, Urban-nickel, brass, & onyx curtain rods
• Brass or Antique Brass Tiebacks & Holdbacks
• Infinette Curtain Hardware System
• Cable Rod Sets-wire rods
• Swing Arm Rod Sets

Wrought Iron Finials and steel rods:

• Ornametal Collection- Forged Iron Finials & Steel Curtain Rods
• Curtains UP™ - Finials and Steel Curtain Rods

Cast resin finials and steel poles: 

• Bravo Collection-Steel poles & resin finials

Century Architectural Specialties:

• Architectural Specialties
• Ceiling Medallions
• Ceiling Rims
• Ceiling Domes
• Corbels
• Stair Brackets
• Framing Corners
• Niches
• Pilasters, Plinths, & Capitals