Take a piece of crown molding longer than the front of the cabinet and cut a 45 degree angle off one side.
Crown molding over cabinets.
Set your saw to a desired angle.
Hold the bottom of the.
Attach start by securing one side to the cabinet.
Cut the nailing.
With the measuring tape measure the width and depth of the wall cabinets.
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Then get your last side piece in place and nail that sucker to the cabinet.
Measure the crown molding lower edge.
Then secure the middle piece making sure your first corner is aligned.
We added crown molding and light rail to our kitchen cabinets when we re finished them last spring and it made a huge difference in the look and feel of the room.
Make sure the strip s front edge and the top of the molding are flush as shown at right.
D cove crown moulding with integrated cleate in gray model ccm96 gs view the jcollection shaker gray cabinets.
Cut strips of straight 3 4 in x 1 1 2 in wood to fit the front and sides of each cabinet.
Provide a nailing surface for crown moulding by attaching solid wood mounting strips to the top edges of the cabinets.
W x 5 in.
Cutting straight pieces 1.
Measure a piece of crown molding equal to the length of the cabinet.
First select a crown molding with a vertical height about the same as the narrowest gap between ceiling and cabinet.
Then glue a 3 4 inch thick strip of clear poplar to the molding s top edge.
J collection 96 in.
H x 3 25 in.
Cut the nailing strips.
For the sleekest appearance the bottom edge of the crown molding will be flush.
Use one long strip for a row of cabinets the same depth then apply wood glue to each strip nail it in place and let dry.
Place your tape measure on the edge of the crown.
If the edge of your piece will sit flush against a wall or frame a straight 90 cut.
Instructions measure the nailing strips.
Measure and mark the molding with the length of the front piece of baseboard starting from the deepest part of the 45 degree cut.