I'm larger than a pinnacle, but smaller than a spire. What am I? I'm a finial! This decorative element can be found on buildings, furniture, flagpoles, fence posts, walls, curtain rods, lamps and even ...

Mix metals, Lucite or wood; get it gilded, painted in colorful patterns, marbleized, sponged, granitized, French polished or vertigreed. Don’t stop there. Punctuate the rod with decorative finials; ...