What Is the Difference Between Ceiling Coving and Cornice?

Coving is the term that is usually applied to a moulding that is uniform in profile, i.e. it projects across the ceiling say, 100mm (4″) and the drop down the wall is also 100mm. Coving also tends to be much simpler in design than cornice and is typically formed around the traditional quarter circle (or “C”) shaped profile. Cornice on the other hand tends to be much more ornate in order to achieve a grander effect and is usually less uniform in dimension (though it could potentially still have the same projection and drop). So a profile could be 150mm across the ceiling but only 100mm down the wall (or vice versa). And the shape of cornice can be very complex indeed, with different “ins-and-outs” and a wide range of patterns reflecting changing architectural fashions.

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