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Progress is moving along nicely on my studio office area cabinets and I have now added all the decorative trim. And rather than attaching the big crown molding, I kind of cheated and did what I call faux crown molding, which is much easier to cut and attach than real crown molding, and it looks just like real crown molding.
So if you want to add crown molding to a room or cabinet, but you’re intimidated by the whole cutting and installing process, this will make it a lot easier for you! You don’t need fancy tools or jigs. You don’t need to know how to determine the spring angle of crown molding. There is no such thing. If you can cut and install the baseboards or door casing, you can cut and install this trim, which will give you a big, beautiful crown molding look.
Before I get to that, let me back up and remind you where I left off with this project last week. Last time I showed you, I built a cubby bridge connecting two long cabinets (those are IKEA sectional cabinets I’ve been working on customizing), and then I added all the basic trim to the cabinets. At that time, they looked like…
Now that the decorative trim is added, the cabinets look like…
Did you notice that fake crown molding? Would you have ever known I cheated that look with a very simple process if I hadn’t pointed it out?
So let me show you how I created this easy-to-install faux crown molding that you cut and install just like baseboards. To create that look, I used really cute case molding (case molding is used to trim doors and windows) and the smallest (but not plain) crown molding I could find. My Home Depot has two small crown moldings. One is very plain and one is not. I chose not to.
I know what you’re thinking. ,Christy, you told us it was faux crown molding, but you used crown molding!” Yes, that’s true. But that little crown molding is only a small part of the overall look. And because of how it’s used, you don’t really need to know how to cut crown molding. Stay with me here.
What I did was use wood glue from my nail gun and 5/8-inch 18-gauge broad nails to attach the small crown molding to the narrow flat area on the edge of the case molding.
Here’s what the profile looks like with those two pieces attached together…
I left it alone for a while to let the glue dry, and then I was ready to cut my pieces. To cut, I turned the trim upside down so the small crown molding was on the bottom and made sure the case molding lay flat against the fence of my miter saw.
I mark where to cut (just like I cut baseboards), and I always keep a small mark to remind me in which direction to cut my angle.
And with the case sitting flat against the fence, I cut out the sign.
Then I flipped it over with a small crown molding on the top and attached it to the cabinet using 1.5-inch 16-gauge nails.
I mean, you! It couldn’t be easier. This gives you the look of fancy crown molding, but takes all the guesswork and frustration out of cutting real crown molding.
And in my humble opinion, it looks every bit as awesome as a solid piece of large crown molding.
After I was sure that my idea would work, I started to do the faux crown molding on the cubby bridge in the same way…
The wall section was the hardest part as I also had to cut the molding to fit under that angled ceiling. Proud of how perfectly I cut that angle!
I love how it turned out. And I can’t wait to paint it all!
I used the same case molding and the same process on the lower trim, except for the smaller crown molding, adding a quarter round to the molding before cutting it.
I only wrapped the bottom trim around the two outer sections of the cabinets and left the tock plain to match the tock on the mural wall cabinets. I didn’t use a quarter round or anything in the tock area.
So in this section, I put the trim on the front, then wrapped it under the 3.5-inch return, and then stopped.
And then I repeated it in this section as well…
And then this bottom trim on this section should wrap around this side as well.
So that’s it with the trim! Now everything is cut and ready for wood filler, sanding, caulk, primer and paint. I still have a ways to go, but I feel like the hard part is done!
Addicted 2 Decorating shares my DIY and decorating journey as I renovate and decorate the 1948 Fixer Upper that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has MS and is unable to do physical activity, so I do most of the housework myself. You can learn more about me here.
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