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: These smaller pieces snap around the bottom of the post to hide anchors and provide a finished look. Aoibox and other brands offer these in multi-packs for large projects.

: A DIY method where four pieces of new wood are cut and nailed around an old beam, often using square cuts to avoid complex miter joints. Typical Installation Steps Post Covers installation Front Porch yJo.MP4

: These are seamless tubes (like the ArmorGuard from Home Depot ) that slide over a post from the top. : These smaller pieces snap around the bottom

: These are often four-piece systems (like those from RDI ) that interlock around an existing 4x4 or 6x6 wood post. They are ideal for remodeling because they don't require removing existing railings. yJo.MP4

About The Author

Michele Majer

Michele Majer is Assistant Professor of European and American Clothing and Textiles at the Bard Graduate Center for Decorative Arts, Design History and Material Culture and a Research Associate at Cora Ginsburg LLC. She specializes in the 18th through 20th centuries, with a focus on exploring the material object and what it can tell us about society, culture, literature, art, economics and politics. She curated the exhibition and edited the accompanying publication, Staging Fashion, 1880-1920: Jane Hading, Lily Elsie, Billie Burke, which examined the phenomenon of actresses as internationally known fashion leaders at the turn-of-the-20th century and highlighted the printed ephemera (cabinet cards, postcards, theatre magazines, and trade cards) that were instrumental in the creation of a public persona and that contributed to and reflected the rise of celebrity culture.