https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/1b42870b-749e-4963-8c41-152bd7e2c982 Senior technical editor Mark Powers shows how to install a small shelf niche in a hallway wall. (See below for a shopping list and tools.) SUBSCRIBE to This Old House: http://bit.ly/SubscribeThisOldHouse In the good old days of ancient Rome, shallow wall recesses with scalloped arches were used to display classical urns or statues. Pleasing and practical, these architectural accents have been around ever since, from the reliquaries of Europe's grand Gothic churches to the wood-framed walls of America's Victorian houses. Today you can capture the same timeless charm by buying a preformed niche of dense foam from an online retailer and building it into a barren wall. To see how, follow along as senior technical editor Mark Powers creates a hole for the insert and mounts it in place using adhesive caulk. Then all you have to do is salvage a nice urn. Shopping List for How to Install a Wall Niche: Niche. Choose a dense polyurethane niche in a design that mimics surrounding moldings., Cardboard, to create a template., Pole system, (or painter's tape) to hold the plastic sheeting in place., Plastic sheeting, Painter's tape, to secure plastic around work window., Adhesive caulk, Paint, Tools for How to Install a Wall Niche: Utility scissors, Stud finder, Straightedge, to mark cut lines between the lath pieces, Utility knife, to score the drywall, Small pry bar, Reciprocating saw, to cut any lath and plaster and to remove any obtrusive studs, Circular saw, to cut the 2x4 blocking, Drill/driver, fitted with a 1⁄8-inch drill bit, Caulk gun, Paintbrush, Looking for more step by step guidance on how to complete projects around the house? Join This Old House INSIDER to stream over 1,000 episodes commercial-free: https://bit.ly/2GPiYbH Plus, download our FREE app for full-episode streaming to your connected TV, phone or tablet: https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/streaming-app Follow This Old House and Ask This Old House: Facebook: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseFB Twitter: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseTwitter http://bit.ly/AskTOHTwitter Pinterest: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHousePinterest Instagram: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseIG http://bit.ly/AskTOHIG For more on This Old House and Ask This Old House, visit us at: http://bit.ly/ThisOldHouseWebsite How to Install a Wall Niche | This Old House https://www.youtube.com/user/thisoldhouse/ Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:40:01 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/1b42870b-749e-4963-8c41-152bd7e2c982 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.