If our ceiling was lower we wouldn t have had a 5 1 2 gap between the top of our cabinets and the kitchen ceiling.
Adding crown molding to top of kitchen cabinets.
A few years ago when we had an electrician in to do some work in our house i had them put an outlet above the cabinet with a switch down below.
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.
Make sure the pieces are together and in place snugly.
How does this work.
Provide a nailing surface for crown moulding by attaching solid wood mounting strips to the top edges of the cabinets.
We have cabinets with crown molding on top in our kitchen.
I kept trying to tell her that filling in that.
Cut strips of straight 3 4 in x 1 1 2 in wood to fit the front and sides of each cabinet.
In this video we will go over some tips and tricks that might help when.
Throughout the entire kitchen renovation abby kept hinting that she wanted me to fill in the gap.
Learn how to add crown molding to kitchen cabinets to close that awkward gap.
My husband then put a string of rope lights above the cabinet hidden by the crown molding.
Using a nail gun nail the crown to the baseboard.
Check out our video review and demo of adding crown molding to your kitchen cabinets.
The crown molding is not nailed directly to the wall cabinets the trick that makes this project so simple is with the addition of wooden nailing strips at the top of the wall cabinets these strips help you accurately position the crown molding and provide a place to nail onto other than the cabinet face.
Dry fit the crown molding by holding the front piece and a side piece against the front and side of the baseboard image 1.