Adding Flourish And Pretty Molding To My Closet Cabinets

Earlier than I put in the gorgeous trim, I made a decision so as to add somewhat flourish to the cupboards. To do that, I lower 12 items of 1″x5″ lumber (which is definitely 4.5″ huge) into 4.5″ squares. After which I made a mark one inch on within the prime left facet and the underside proper facet.

Utilizing a one-gallon paint can, I traced a curve between these two marks.

It regarded like this with the curve traced on it…

After which I used my band noticed to chop the curve.

I repeated that 11 extra instances, after which I hooked up these items to the within prime corners of every of the six cupboard sections utilizing wooden glue and 16-gauge 2-inch nails.

I didn’t add these items to the cupboards flanking the door as a result of I’m planning on including cupboard doorways to these cupboards…I feel. (I’ve to confess that I’ve been second-guessing that call, so we’ll see.)

I want that I might have made these items somewhat bit greater, however I had to make use of the highest shoe shelf (the shortest shelf on the proper part on the proper wall) to find out how huge these items may very well be..

I didn’t need these ornamental items to be jammed proper up in opposition to that prime shelf. I wished to depart some house between these items and the highest shelf, so I decided that 4.5 inches was the most important I might make them…

As soon as they have been all hooked up, and the wooden glue had time to dry, I piled on the wooden filler…

Whereas the wooden filler dried, I labored on the ornamental molding. For the highest molding, I didn’t use common crown molding as a result of I wished so as to add a very huge molding, however on the left facet of the room, the HVAC vent is fairly near the cupboards.

I didn’t need the molding getting to shut to that air vent, so as a way to pretend the look of a very huge crown molding, I used the identical trick that I used on the cupboards in my studio by utilizing a 3.25-inch baseboard and attaching a tiny crown molding to the highest. That means, it has the looks of a big crown molding, but it surely doesn’t stick out too removed from the cupboards like a giant crown molding would since a lot of the molding (i.e., the baseboard) is mendacity flat in opposition to the highest of the cupboards. The one projection is that tiny crown molding on the very prime.

Right here’s a greater view of the highest molding. You’ll be able to see that a lot of the ornamental components are literally baseboard that’s hooked up flat in opposition to the highest of the cupboards, and solely the highest 1.5 inches is tiny crown molding that has an angle to it.

Attaching the highest molding was nonetheless a little bit of a problem, although, as a result of the ceiling on this room is simply not flat. Oh, the enjoyment of working in an outdated dwelling the place nothing is flat, sq., or plumb! So there are areas the place the molding is true up in opposition to the ceiling, and different areas (as you possibly can see within the nook beneath) the place the molding merely wouldn’t sit in opposition to the ceiling regardless of how laborious I pushed on it.

And since I couldn’t get the lengthy piece to take a seat in opposition to the ceiling, I needed to drop the piece connecting to it on the opposite cupboard down a bit as effectively.

You’ll be able to see that on the opposite finish of this wall as effectively the place there’s a spot between the molding and the ceiling.

I’m not frightened about that as a result of caulk will magically make these gaps disappear, and as soon as it’s all painted, it can look as excellent as something can look in an almost-80-year-old dwelling.

The opposite facet of the room wasn’t fairly as a lot of an issue. Many of the prime trim on that facet is in opposition to the ceiling, however I did have a little bit of an issue across the cupboard flanking the doorway. However once more, caulk will maintain that drawback.

And on this facet, I obtained the little prospers sanded and primed, however I nonetheless have to prime the within of the cupboards and the cabinets…

I additionally obtained all the baseboards hooked up across the backside of the cupboards.

I can be including shoe molding as effectively, however I have to get the flooring refinished earlier than I connect these.

After which the baseboards proceed across the sides of the washer and dryer cupboards to tie all of them collectively and end off the underside of these cupboards.

And right here’s a take a look at how they wrap round to the cupboards flanking the doorway.

In order of final night time, right here’s what the left facet of the room seems to be like with all the trim and molding put in…

At present, I have to get these prospers (I’m certain these have a correct identify, however I don’t now what it’s) on the proper facet of the room sanded and primed, after which proceed with priming the remainder of the cupboards. I additionally have to determine if I need to add these different two cabinets as a result of if I do, that clearly must be executed whereas I’m nonetheless on this part of the venture. I don’t need to get all of this primed, caulked, and painted, after which have to return and add two extra cabinets.

And I additionally have to determine for certain if I need doorways on the cupboards flanking the doorway. I actually like the way it seems to be with the open cabinets, and if I need these objects out of sight, I might at all times use fairly baskets to retailer issues.