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Crown Molding On Cabinets – Is It Right For Your Home?

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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 jive with crown molding on cabinets, because when it does work it looks fantastic.  When it doesn’t work, it just looks tacky!  This is obviously my opinion, but I’ve helped clients decide on this before and many of them thanked me when I was able to talk them out of installing crown molding.  Take it for what it’s worth, I just don’t want you to be unhappy with your decision to install, if you pass on it now you can always install it later after you’ve forgotten all about reading this!

The key to kitchen crown molding is space.  Many people install it on cabinets that aren’t attached to the wall, and this is fine, but if there is only a few inches of space between the top of the molding and the ceiling it looks like you forgot the rest of it!  When there is more than 6 or 8 feet from the top of the cabinet very ornate molding can create a weird optical illusion that the walls are bowing inward (no I wasn’t drinking when I figured this out!).  Mellow crown molding works best with very tall ceilings.

When the cabinet butts up with the ceiling and molding is installed, it usually looks great, except in really small spaces.  Small kitchens and bathrooms feel even smaller when there is molding installed.

What’s the best situation for crown molding on cabinets?

If the ceiling does not butt up with the cabinets, having anywhere between a foot and six feet of space to the ceiling is ideal for balance and appearance.  This gives you the space to store decorations on top without creating negative space up there.

For ceilings that do butt with the cabinets, do it in large areas or you get a claustrophobic feeling.

Like I said above, this is my opinion and I don’t mind if someone were to tell me that I’m wrong.  If you want to send me pictures as a rebuttal, I’ll gladly use them in a post that explains how awesome your crown molding installation is!

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