Ikea Cabinet Crown Molding

Attach the cleats on to the cabinets spacing them out evenly.

Ikea cabinet crown molding.

Hammer the nails into the molding from inside the cabinet to attach the molding to the kitchen cupboards. Our crown molding had a profile height of 1 1 4 so we lowered the suspension rail by 1 1 4. We used the 39 tall cabinets because that left a decent space between the cabinets and the counter. We focused heavily on having drawers and corner units that.

Can be used as a decorative strip to hide the lighting units cords and outlets under wall cabinets or as a molding on top of wall cabinets and high cabinets. Attach a 2x4 to the top of the cabinets so it is flush with the edge of the cabinet not the edge of the door. If you are considering a traditional or transitional style ikea kitchen you can make it look more polished and finished by adding stock molding like crown molding light rail and baseboard from your local big box store. We went all the way to the ceiling with our cabinets and used the ikea crown molding to tie it all in.

We added that board using our finish nailer right through the inside top of the center cabinets. The main difference here is this board was flush with the cabinet boxes to line up with the now flush trim pieces the crown molding would adhere to. We used these on ours and i love the look it creates. Screw nail that to the cabinet from the inside top.

Then set the ikea molding piece in place and nail it to the 2x4. I like having a few glass fronted cabinets but also lots of closed uppers to maximise storage that might not be so pretty. If you don t want to pick crown molding or are worried about painting the items to match ikea has what they call deco strips which are essentially pieces of molding and can be used for both crown and base if desired. The cleats act as a brace to keep the molding straight across the cabinets during installation.

The molding should then be flush with the door when it is closed. Read about the terms in the limited warranty brochure. All in all we are super pleased with how it came out. Can be cut to desired length.

Crown or cove molding can help build your cabinetry up to the ceiling for a fully built in look. It s important to understand a frameless cabinet box like ikea sektion doesn t have a place to attach the crown molding so you actually need a two part crown. Hang the molding across use the cleats to keep it in place.