Category Archives: Crown Molding
With cabinet crown molding being as easy as it is to install, and the huge impact that it makes in the home, many people are jumping to do install it. Unfortunately, many kitchens and bathrooms just aren’t cut out for the look of crown molding. In this post I want to share with you why this is and how to determine if your home is a good fit for kitchen cabinet crown molding. It’s unfortunate that some homes just don’t … Continue reading
Cabinet crown molding is one of the easiest ways to bring those boring boxes on your walls to life. Crown molding is more visually appealing because it adds depth, dimension, and new lines to anything. In this post I want to show you how to get the most of your cabinet crown molding, as well as some uses that you might not have already though of. There’s a strange optical illusion that happens when there is crown molding on cabinets. … Continue reading
Kitchen crown molding is a simple way to make a huge impact in any kitchen. Why does it make a big impact? Because most people don’t do it! Kitchen cabinet crown molding is one of the best ways to set your home apart from everyone else. In this post I want to share with you how to use it and how to avoid some common installation problems. Compared to traditional molding, most cabinet crown molding is thinner, but if you … Continue reading
There are many little details that can make a home feel really “complete” and kitchen cabinet crown molding is definitely one of them. Crown molding for kitchen cabinets is a really easy project when you’re in the middle of refinishing or installing your cabinets. If you are planning on adding molding to already finished cabinets, it can be a bit trickier and we’ll get to that later. Usually a kitchen cabinet molding is smaller than your traditional wall moldings. There … Continue reading
The only person that knows that your crown molding isn’t wood is going to be you! Polyurethane crown molding works just as good, if not better, than regular wood. It can be used both indoors and outdoors, and is cut, sanded, glued, and nailed just the same as wood. Even better, at the end of the day your arms are going to be much less tired because it only weighs a fraction of what wood does! Polyurethane is a very … Continue reading
Faux crown molding is pretty sweet. There are obviously going to be those that discredit it for not really being wood, but the thing is that they probably will never know! Faux wood crown molding is way easier to install then the real stuff. It paints the same and looks the same. There is no sawing involved, no mitering, you just get a kit and install it! It all works along the same lines as flexible crown molding. It’s usually … Continue reading
MDF crown molding is an excellent choice for giving your home a very complete look. MDF works very well because it is easy to cut and will last as long as your home does. Another thing that draws people to MDF is its consistency. Since it’s fiber board you don’t have to worry about knots and splinters like you do with regular “tree wood”. Painting MDF crown molding requires a serious coat of primer. MDF sucks down paint, so you … Continue reading
Painting crown molding is an easy but time consuming job. Taking shortcuts and skipping steps will really show once all is said and done. Dedicate plenty of time to painting once you have all of the planning done! Planning the color may seem easy, but you have to consider what the color will look like if you have a very open house that allows you to see walls from different rooms. Also, consider how you’re going to switch from one … Continue reading
Flexible crown molding is one the coolest inventions of recent time. Before, any molding that was to go around a round surface had to be either carved in or made completely from scratch. Both of those options are expensive and time consuming. Sure, flexible crown molding is a bit more expensive than the standard wooden faire, but way cheaper than the alternative. Installing flexible crown molding can be a bit of a pain. It is generally secured with a polyurethane … Continue reading
Window crown molding is an excellent way to add distinction and style to either the interior or exterior of your home. The best part of crown molding window trim is that it’s cheap and easy to install. It only takes a saw, level, can of pain, and hammer and nails to get the job done. The design that you choose is up to you. It can either match the existing molding that you have, or be something different to add … Continue reading