Crown Molding On Kitchen Cabinets To Ceiling

Crown molding adds a special touch to kitchen cabinets giving even the most basic cabinets a custom crafted luxe look.

Crown molding on kitchen cabinets to ceiling. Cut off a short piece 8 inches and set it in a jig that has a side 90 degrees to the other. These strips help you accurately position the crown molding and provide a place to nail onto other than the cabinet face. If you have 9 foot tall ceilings you can choose to fill the available 54 inches of wall space with one row of 36 inch tall cabinets with a row of 18 inch cabinets above them. You can either use 36 tall upper cabinets which allows for crown molding to be used along the top or you can use 42 tall upper cabinets that go all the way to the ceiling without any molding.

Make sure the strip s front edge and the top of the molding are flush as shown at right. Then glue a 3 4 inch thick strip of clear poplar to the molding s top edge. Use a pin nailer to nail into the corners of the two pieces of crown molding image 2. The trick that makes this project so simple is with the addition of wooden nailing strips at the top of the wall cabinets.

Below is a breakdown of the pros and cons of each choice. Step 1 provide a nailing surface for crown moulding by attaching solid wood mounting strips to the top edges of the cabinets. The molding also comes in handy for closing the gap between the top of the cabinets and the ceiling and for creating a unified appearance and style along the sight line near the ceiling. First select a crown molding with a vertical height about the same as the narrowest gap between ceiling and cabinet.

There are two choices when designing cabinets for a kitchen that has a lower ceiling. Dry fit the crown molding by holding the front piece and a side piece against the front and side of the baseboard image 1. Crown molding from cabinet top to ceiling if it were me i d go buy a piece of the type of crown molding you want to install. If you have 8 foot tall ceilings and want cabinets that run to the ceiling 42 inch tall wall cabinets will fit perfectly.

Make sure the pieces are together and in place snugly. Use one long strip for a row of cabinets the same depth. Cut strips of straight 3 4 in x 1 1 2 in wood to fit the front and sides of each cabinet.