Installing Crown Molding on Kitchen Cabinets

There are numerous simple ways that you can make improvements around your own home. From painting, to updating furnishings, to installing hardwood floors, each will make a distinct change to your home's overall appearance. Many home improvement tasks are both simple and budget friendly yet have a profound impact on the overall look of your home. One home improvement project that fits the bill is installing crown molding.

Homeowners typically consider using crown molding around the ceiling of a room such as the living room or dining room. The crown molding adds a distinct, formal appearance to any room and will instantly and dramatically change the rooms appearance. However, crown molding does not need to be limited to ceiling only use.

Crown molding on the cabinets in your home will add visual impact. Many homes with stock kitchen cabinets lack detail that makes a home with exquisite kitchen cabinets stand out. Crown molding is a simple addition that any homeowner can add to their existing cabinets. The projects is not only simple, but also is budget friendly and easily accomplished.

Crown molding comes in many sizes. They can be as small as an inch in height to as much as 6 inches or more. For most cabinet applications, you will choose a molding on the smaller side of the range. A smaller crown molding gives distinction without looking overly formal or ornate. Once you have chosen your crown molding, you are ready to begin the task.

The tools you will need include nails, a nail set, a hammer, a tape measure, a pencil, a miter box with a suitable saw a coping saw.

Begin by measuring the cabinet that you will be applying crown molding to. Remember, corners must be cut at 45 degrees with the miter saw. Take your first measurement from a wall and measure to the edge of the cabinet. Transfer that measurement to the crown molding, cut the 45 degree angle. Now take your coping saw and remove the material from the backside of the cut leaving the face of the molding intact. Install the first piece of molding with nails and a nail set. If you mistakenly cut the molding incorrectly, try a few more sample cuts until you understand how the miter box works and how to correctly cope the molding. Once you understand how to cut crown molding on an angle, the task is as simple as cutting a piece of wood.

Once the first piece of crown molding is installed, continue around the cabinet or around your entire kitchen until you have installed all of the crown molding. Once installed, caulk the seams and any gaps between the molding and the cabinet. Paint the molding and the job is complete.

Crown molding will give your cabinets a whole new look. This simple upgrade take about a day of your time, a little money, some effort, and some patience, but the end result will give your kitchen an entirely new look.