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| I have worked on my kitchen plan and am now considering the crown moldings. I don't like any of the options that I see so far, in pictures or in reality, but maybe I just haven't looked enough. most are way too detailed for my space. Or way too simple.
My house is small and simple with a cottage feel. Here is a picture of the dining area adjacent to the kitchen for feel. Notice the rounded frames around the window and doors which is consistent with the rest of the house:
I will be removing that wall between the dining room and kitchen.
What would you recommend for crown molding?
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I used a simple square step crown in my kitchen maybe you could do something similar but have the top piece of crown rounded to match your window and door framing. Here's a close up of my crown  |
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- Posted by circuspeanut (My Page) on Sun, Jun 24, 12 at 9:16
I've got simple board and cove on mine, to match my own simple bungalow window and door trim. Sorry, I don't have a better photo on hand, but you get the idea:  Do try to match your current house molding if at all possible. In my experience, compared to the prices that commercial cabinetry companies demand for molding, it's comparatively inexpensive to have matching crown custom cut at a woodshop, as long as you do all of it at once. (They charge one set-up fee no matter how much you'll be having done.) Since you'll be painting your cabinetry (I think?), you can have it made in a more inexpensive wood like pine or alder. Enjoy! Your plans look lovely so far. |
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| Thanks, I agree that I want to keep the integrity of the existing architecture, and I like both of your options. I do plan on designing it myself. |
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| I used cove moldings. Three different sizes, for ceiling, top and bottom of cabinets.
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| lanval, That's a nice simple alternative but with a little bit of flare. I like it. |
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- Posted by jodi_in_so_calif (My Page) on Sun, Jun 24, 12 at 13:26
| I'm all about simple yet elegant. Much of my home has a bit of a zen feel to it. This is in our kitchen.
This is crown molding we used in our guest bedroom. Forgive the low light level. The overhead lighting in our guest bedroom just went on the fritz and we have guests right now so I didn't want to climb over their stuff to open the curtains. But you can get the idea at least.
Jodi- |
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| I actually used baseboard upside down for crown, at the suggestion of my contractor. I wanted to do an even simpler cove molding, but it wouldn't quite cover the gap we needed it to. lanval, I love what I can see of your kitchen! Do you have more pictures posted somewhere? |
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Until I saw Badger's, I though this was about as simple as one could get:  |
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| Nap101 -- thank you. I had to keep it pretty simple with this tiny kitchen/low ceiling. jessicaml -- interesting idea about the upside down baseboard! |
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