Progress is transferring proper alongside on my studio workplace space cupboards, and I now have the entire ornamental trim hooked up. And somewhat than attaching giant crown molding, I form of cheated and used what I’d name a fake crown molding that’s a lot simpler to chop and connect than precise crown molding, and it appears simply pretty much as good as precise crown molding.
So should you’ve been wanting so as to add crown molding to a room or cupboard, however you’ve been intimidated by the entire reducing and putting in course of, this may make it a lot simpler for you! You don’t want any fancy instruments or jigs. You don’t must know tips on how to decide the spring angle of crown molding. Nothing like that. Should you can reduce and set up baseboards or door casing, then you may reduce and set up this trim that gives you the look of a giant, beautiful crown molding with out all the effort.
Earlier than I get to that, let me again up and remind you the place I left off on this challenge final week. The final I confirmed you, I had constructed the cubby bridge connecting the 2 tall cupboards (that are IKEA Sektion cupboards that I’m engaged on customizing), after which I had added the entire fundamental trim to the cupboards. At that time, they regarded like this…
And now that the ornamental trim has been added, the cupboards seem like this…
Did you pay attention to that faux crown molding? Would you could have ever identified that I cheated that look with a a lot simpler course of had I not pointed it out?
So let me present you ways I created this easy-to-install fake crown molding that you just reduce and set up similar to baseboards. With a purpose to create that look, I used a extremely fairly case molding (case molding is used to trim doorways and home windows) and the tiniest (however not the plainest) crown molding I might discover. My House Depot had two tiny crown moldings. One was very plain and one was not. I selected the one which was not.
I do know what you’re considering. “Kristi, you instructed us this was a fake crown molding, however you used crown molding!” Sure, that’s true. However that tiny crown molding is only one small piece of the general look. And due to the way it’s used, you received’t truly must know tips on how to reduce crown molding. Stick with me right here.
What I did is I used wooden glue and 5/8-inch 18-gauge brad nails in my nail gun to connect the tiny crown molding to the slim flat space on the sting of the case molding.
With these two items hooked up to one another, right here’s what that profile regarded like…
I left it alone for some time for the glue to dry, after which I used to be prepared to chop my items. With a purpose to reduce, I merely turned the trim the other way up, in order that the tiny crown molding was on the backside, and I made positive that the case molding was pushed flat towards the fence on my miter noticed.
I marked the place I wanted to chop (similar to I used to be reducing baseboards), and I at all times put a tiny mark to remind me which route my angle must be reduce.
And with that case molding sitting flat towards the fence, I reduce on the mark.
After which I turned the reduce piece over, with the tiny crown molding on the high, and hooked up it to the cupboard utilizing 1.5-inch 16-gauge nails.
I imply, y’all! This might not have been simpler. This provides you the look of fancy crown molding whereas taking the entire guesswork and frustration out of reducing actual crown molding.
Since I do know tips on how to reduce and set up precise crown molding, and I’ve a Kreg Crown Molding Jig to make the method fairly simple, and I’ve put in crown molding a thousand instances, you is perhaps questioning why I selected this fake crown molding methodology for these cupboards.
There are two causes. First, there actually aren’t many crown moldings that I like. I are likely to seize the identical one again and again. And since I’ve already used that one on the paint swatch cabinet, I needed one thing totally different on this, however there wasn’t one I favored.
However most significantly, I used to be afraid that an precise, giant piece of crown molding would stick out too far, inflicting the returns on the crown molding on these exterior sections to increase previous the aspect trim of the cubby bridge an excessive amount of. So I wanted a design that may give me the look of crown molding, and provides me some form of angle, with out it protruding too far. And this labored fantastically.
In my humble opinion, this appears each bit as improbable as a strong piece of huge crown molding. And it was a lot simpler to chop and set up!
As soon as I used to be positive that my thought would work, I proceeded to do the fake crown molding on the cubby bridge in the very same means…
The part by the wall was the toughest as a result of I additionally needed to reduce the molding to suit underneath that angled ceiling. I used to be so pleased with how exactly I reduce that angle! 😀
I simply love how this turned out. And I can’t wait to get all of it painted!
I used the identical case molding and the identical course of on the underside trim, besides as an alternative of utilizing a tiny crown molding, I hooked up quarter spherical to the molding earlier than reducing it.
I solely wrapped the underside trim across the two exterior sections of cupboards, and I left the toekick plain to match the toekick on the mural wall cupboards. I didn’t use quarter spherical or something on the toekick space.
So on this part, I put the trim on the entrance, after which wrapped it round on that 3.5-inch return, after which stopped.
After which I repeated that on this part as nicely…
After which this backside trim on this part needed to wrap round this aspect additionally. This piece isn’t truly hooked up but as a result of I seen on the final minute that I can’t connect that till the baseboard on that part is on. However I can’t connect the baseboard till that door is trimmed out. 😀 So for now, that piece is simply sitting there, and it’ll should be reduce shorter after the baseboard is hooked up.
In order that’s it with the trim! This complete cupboard unit is now all trimmed out and prepared for wooden filler, sanding, caulk, primer, and paint. I’ve nonetheless bought a option to go, however I really feel just like the laborious half is finished!
Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and enhance the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.
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