New build with kitchen cabinet too large for door cove crown molding
Grace Smith
5 years ago
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Comments (11)Thanks for everyone's responses! KayceeeFL, thanks for the picture. It really was interesting to see the same cabinet both with and without crown molding. mtnrdredux, I kind of agree with you. Our current house is very simple and has low (less than 8' ceilings!) so the crown was a total no-go here. It's the 9' ceilings in the new place that have me wondering. Misstella and mcmjilly, we don't want to go to the ceiling. That's definitely too much for our style. artemis78, yeah, I hope we don't have that problem. But again, I don't think we want to go all the way up to the ceiling. I've asked the KD to let me know exactly what crown he was talking about and what the price is. It gets increased from "regular" pricing because we have that darn custom stain upcharge. I wish we didn't have it, but I hated every single color stain they had, and I wasn't willing to compromise on this. We're cutting back on flooring costs to cover the kitchen costs. We can always replace carpet in 5 or 6 years, but I'm not re-doing this darned kitchen! We'll make a decision after we hear the price and see the crown sample in person. Thanks everyone!...See Morelarge crown molding near range hood
Comments (3)Hi Jo. I think you are recalling 1929Spanish's thread about her hood and crown. I'll link it below for you. She has posted her nearly completed kitchen if you want to do a search (use the box at the bottom of page 1, not the top) for it to see how it turned out. Hope this thread helps, but please do post your pics in this thread for people to give you advice on your specific situation. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful: The thread you remembered...See MoreCrown molding above kitchen cabinets
Comments (7)Lynetta, I admire your thriftiness and hard work! Those are great CL cabinets. I love bead board, and just brought some yesterday for my kitchen 'face lift' after 24 years! People will cringe, but I bought the PVC type at Home Depot as I have used it as wainscot in 2 bathrooms, it's bullet proof, and looks far better than the wooden bead board after time that my sister installed in her bathroom. This is my inspiration kitchen below, although mine is tiny in my old cape, at 11 x 15. I loved the cab color and am painting my natural maple cabs SW ' Softened Green'. I'm going to use the bead board as they did, below the upper cabs to the counter top. Have you installed all of your upper cabs? I see on the one in the right of your pic that the door is a bit longer than the box. I don't know whether there is enough room to drop your uppers down a bit to accept some small crown molding? My original cabinets stopped about 6" from the ceiling, and had crown, not going to the ceiling. What a dust catcher behind that crown! I just had the original crown removed, fascia added and now new larger crown at the upper part of the fascia, and this is what it looked like briefly. Original crown removed, with potential window treatment fabric draped over the cab. Now with just primer. Please try to ignore the old range hood! I had small crown put in my living room years ago, due to low ceilings in my old house. IF you have any room to drop your upper cabs a bit, I think you can add your crown. Best of luck, and please show us your progress as you continue!...See MoreKitchen Cabinets Crown Molding Tight Space
Comments (2)If a traditional crown profile is desired, a "soffit" crown is typically 1-1/8" h. Typically using matching finished material behind the crown will help with out of level ceilings. It can also push the crown molding forward to overhang the cabinet doors more so you don't lose viewing the crown detail. Alternately, some companies make 3/4" h Inside Corner moldings that are a simple cove. This too would sit well on a solid stock of matching material creating a more layered stack. Either way though, you can expect some gaps at the ceiling unless you fill with caulking. Exact Color Caulk by Sascho is what we have recommended in the past....See MoreGrace Smith
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