Crown Molding Kitchen Cabinets Ceiling
Greek revival crown molding matches quartersawn white oak cabinets to balance out saturated yellow walls and ceiling creating warmth in a cabin reminiscent space.
Crown molding kitchen cabinets ceiling. The crown molding detail on the cabinets gives the cabinets a polished finished look. Dry fit the crown molding by holding the front piece and a side piece against the front and side of the baseboard image 1. The cabinets go almost up to the 9 ceiling and they appear even higher because the crown molding on the wall brings down the ceiling. Alternatively cabinets would extend to a dropdown drywall soffit within the kitchen.
Crown molding can either bond with the ceiling or allow for space above the cabinet. There are two choices when designing cabinets for a kitchen that has a lower ceiling. Any crown molding or trim will continue around the room above the cabinetry. Designing a kitchen with an 8 ceiling.
If the ceiling height of your kitchen is nine or ten feet the cabinetry can be treated one of two ways. Make sure the pieces are together and in place snugly. The kitchen cabinets and molding do not go to the ceiling and the wall cabinets and trim will be just below the ceiling. Use a pin nailer to nail into the corners of the two pieces of crown molding image 2.
Cut strips of straight 3 4 in x 1 1 2 in wood to fit the front and sides of each cabinet. Step 1 provide a nailing surface for crown moulding by attaching solid wood mounting strips to the top edges of the cabinets. Use one long strip for a row of cabinets the same depth. When 8 foot ceilings were standard in most homes cabinets were often designed to accommodate that height.
The benefit of installing crown molding is that it draws the eye upward showcasing the elegance of your cabinets. Standard cabinets could go all the way to the ceiling by adding crown molding and trim in the gap between the top of the cabinets and the ceiling. Cabinets and trim go all the way to the ceiling but the cabinets will probably need to be stacked. Using a nail gun nail the crown to the baseboard.