Crown molding a little short
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Comments (107)Thank you all so much for your very kind comments and for all of the "cheerleading" you've done for me! I appreciate the advice and encouragement more than you can possibly know. Covingtoncat - you asked about the lack of venting over our stove ... well, it's a problem! DH is the "chef" at our house and he tends to be a messy one. I'm sure there's gunk on the wall behind the stove (although maybe I'm lucky that my eyesight is poor so I don't readily see it!) -- the pot rack (not vintage, but it did come with the house - left by the previous owner) gets coated with greasy ick and needs frequent cleaning. I do wonder how the now-red wall will show up the gunk once I paint it white, but I still intend to do so. And maybe convince DH to be a little less splatter-prone when he cooks! Onedogedie - yes, the new window is upstairs, on the far right. (That's actually an attic vent on the side closest to the camera.) I still haven't been able to locate anyone who does vintage-style awnings in my area yet. Lots of companies do canvas or copper - but that's not what I have in mind. So - still keeping my eyes open and pondering that addition. I have now begun painting the lower cabinets white, and will change all of the red in the space to white. DH has remarked several times that even with the small amount I've painted so far, the room feels so much larger and open. I have to agree! I've given myself until the end of the summer to get this project completed, although I hope it doesn't take me that long. I'll post another photo update once all of the cabinets are finished....See MoreMolding to mimic the look of crown
Comments (20)My house was built in 1891 and designed by a Boston architectural firm and was considered significant enough to be published in an architectural supplement to Scientific American the next year. It has picture rails close to the ceiling instead of crown molding in all of the bedrooms. The second owner didn't understand what they were and tried to caulk the joint in one room but the rest of them survived and I am the third owner. The living room has a picture rail down a foot from the ceiling with a large plaster cove above it. Other first floor rooms have large built-up crown moldings. Anything is better than nothing in a traditional house....See More42" wall cabinets, no crown molding? Are you happy with the look?
Comments (16)I have a small kitchen and went with 36" uppers and 4-6" of crown. I don't have a good picture of the crown right now, but I'd say that I didn't get 6" out of it all the way around, actually my ceiling may be an inch or two less than 8ft. I don't think I would have liked the look without the crown and the added storage isn't that much when you factor in how hard it would be to access. I'm pretty tall ( 5'8" ) and with my old 30" cabinets I could reach the top shelf, but not all the way to the back. Now I don't know if I will be able to reach the top shelf at all and certainly not all the way to the back. I'm researching folding step stools! I think if you use your space more effectively less is more. That's what I'm trying to do....See MoreShould I remove crown molding and/or paint ceiling and walls to match?
Comments (8)The crown moulding is a little distracting on a vaulted ceiling, but if everything were painted out it wouldn't stand out like it does now. If you have the budget to remove moulding then do it, but if you can use the funds for other projects than I'd paint room and leave the trim. Once the room is decorating you probably won't even notice it....See Morerantontoo
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