Soffit with crown molding

A simple and inexpensive update for a dated kitchen feature.

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First off, I apologize if you were stopping over here expecting a Favorite Things Friday post. But I finally took pics of the new (er, old) fancy cabinets and I figured, it’s been forever sin…

In cabinetry design, one of the most common design details added is crown molding that is mounted to the top of kitchen or bathroom cabinets.

Before AFTER When we first moved into our home we had the builders add a drywall soffit above all the cabinetry with plans that we would one day add crown and other trim work to it. While we had the dining room finish work done we had them complete the kitchen soffit as well. More Before's It is 3 pieces of trim - crown, a baseboard hung upside down, and pin mold at the bottom of the soffit. We had them trim out the windows as well. DONE!!! By the Way - The new white leather barstools from…

Adding a classically detailed decorative frieze joins the cabinets to the ceiling.

Hello, My neighbor asked me to taper some crown molding on a bedroom cabinet for him. They picked up a cabinet that has some crown molding attached to the...

Another week, another progress post for you! This time I'm honing in on the kitchen - the heart of the home. Above you can see the real estate photos as the kitchen appeared when we toured & purchased the house. Fairly typical layout, wood box fluorescent lighting, and the same oak cathedral-style cabinets that I had to tackle in my last home! They're following me!! You can see the kitchen is separated by a bit of a partition in the wall, however due to the fact that this is a load-bearing…