20 which extends about the entire outside surface 22 of the guard referring to fig2 guard 10 includes two intersecting segments 24 26 which intersect at an angle although shown as a 90 u00b0 angle of intersection it should be appreciated that segments 24 26 can intersect at a variety of different angles depending on the corner to be protected as shown in fig2 the inside surface 28 of segments 24 26 is relatively flat and smooth which enables the guard to be mounted flush against corner 12 and walls 14 16 during installation inside surface 28 can be hot glued nailed screwed or attached with liquid nail to adhere it to corner 12 and walls 14 16 when installing from floor to ceiling the top of the guard can be hot glued to the corner to hold the strip in place while the glue dries decorative guard 10 can be made from a variety of materials for example resin the material is impact and weather resistant moreover the material can include an insect or animal retardant the guard can also be produced in limitless colors and stains or painted or stained before or after installation the material is designed to withstand impact and resist chipping and breakage further the material can be fiber enforced to provide strength the material is flexible so that it can be installed on curved corners or arches decorative guard 10 can be made in a plurality of existing.