[mauvehaus]

I was kind of hoping that if you have an elliptical (or false elliptical) arch that there was an architect involved at some point.

I grew up in an area with a lot of corn field subdivisions and McMansions. They tend to have a lot of volume/floor space and incredibly poor detailing. On the one hand, I find it hard to believe that anyone building such a big, cheap (at least in the details sense) home on spec would include an elliptical arch. On the other hand, the kinds of contractors that put them up would likely be the kind that struggled to execute such a design element.

I say this having just been very humbled putting up crown in a bathroom. People tell me it looks great, and I reply that it had sure better considering the two weeks of evenings that went into putting it up!