Millwork: Finial solutions

Choose from pineapples, urns, balls and domes for the finishing touch. Nail, drill, or saw with standard field carpenter tools. Prime and paint with exterior latex or oil-base enamel paint.

The urn finial pictured is 14" high with a 5" base diameter and sells for $64 (February 2005). Other finials range from about $50 to $150.