Crown molding can transform a room. Here are illustrated step-by-step guidelines that will help you install crown molding to be proud of.
I've tried coping the crown molding joints (using a hand saw to "cope" the ends of the crown) and can never get it right. Since I've installed so much of this trim over the years, I sharedhow to cut crown molding on a miter sawand also how to usedecorative corner blocks that ma...
If you have skinny crown molding or baseboards that you want to “beef up”, this is so easy. Nail a strip ofbase cap molding2-3 inches below your crown and above your baseboard (depending on the thickness you prefer) and just paint the drywall in between with white trim paint. I kn...
), reviving your kitchen cabinets will also require atleastone solid day for prep, and atleastone additional day to put everything back together. I took all day Friday to prep, primed and painted Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and put everything back together all day Tuesday for a total...
The other important thing to remember when cutting is to put your corwn molding pieces UPSIDE DOWN on the Crown Pro. This means the edge that sits against the ceiling is down on the bottom of your saw. So with my measurements all taken, my Crown Pro all set up, and my saw blade angl...
'Making things look extraordinary can be as simple as changing out hardware on cabinets and doors or just painting a space, advises interior designer Linda Hayslett ofLH.Designs. 'Paint ideas, especially, can really change the mood of a space and elevate it to another level depending on finish...
cabinets, IKEA provides a rail system on which to anchor the shelves. I love this because I’ve always found that without a rail system, it’s hard to get shelves perfectly level and exactly where you want them. It’s just too hard to maneuver something that big and heavy up on a ...
UPDATE:Jill painted her range hood to look like the gorgeous farmhouse style metal range hoods. So gorgeous! Check out the detailshere. check out these other great ways to show your kitchen cabinets some DIY love: Add Crown Molding to Cabinets ...
And then added crown molding to the ceiling to make them appear even more custom (and to hide the seams next to the ceiling). This created the look of high-end cabinets for a fraction of the cost. Except. (total aside: don’t you love how there is always an except when I’m telli...
There are three things I did to refinish the ugly formica cabinet: 1) paint, 2) add trim to the doors, and 3) add crown molding. Let’s start with the paint. For my paint, I needed something that was going to really stick. I had read about how chalk paint can be used on any ...