On top of that molding I was going to place a tiny wood screen molding. I discovered this type of trim is most commonly used to cover the seam where window screening meets the frame. But the reason why I picked it was because it would fill in my little gaps between the baseboard molding and my cabinet perfectly! There was no need to miter this trim because it would be meeting up again the side of my cabinets edging.
Starting with the baseboard first, I nailed in the molding with my nail gun. And then finished with the smaller screen molding on top. Once the molding was installed, I grabbed a DIYers favorite helper: caulking.
I filled in the seams and creases to give the cabinets a professional finish. After the caulking had dried, I finished this easy project by painting the molding with a couple layers of Benjamin Moore Chelsea Gray paint.
And that was it. And I say all that work, because after listing it all, it sounds like a lot. But actually, this only took me 2 days to finish. And that is two days that also included running errands, making meals, doing laundry, and general cleaning, with 3 kids under 5 at my side. Our island looked identical to yours both in terms of color and materials It is just a little wider 6'. This solution worked out great and really gave a more upgraded look to the island and the whole kitchen.
This meant we could leave the original corner pieces in place with the poplar boards butted up against them. That gave it a more interesting detail to the corners. We also wrapped the base molding on all four sides, including under the front of the cabinets. Hey Mike! Sounds like it turned out so well for you - I'm so glad to hear! I'd love to see pictures! If you want, share them on my new Facebook page so others can see how you did it too! I wish I could attach a picture but ours turned out so good.
Your instructions were amazing!! Thanks so much!! I'm so excited to hear this Allison!! Thanks so much for sharing! I wish I could figure out a way that you could upload a pic too - I'd love to see it! Looks great. I can't tell how it matched up with the front of the cabinet. Also - the corners on the back - did you just put the vertical boards against each other or miter the edge the whole way down?
Hi Allison! Thank you! I caulked all the seams and painted over the caulk. It really wasn't noticeable at all. For the corners on the back, I didn't miter the edges. I put the boards next to each other. Again, I caulked those lines as well and I always say, "Caulk covers a multitude of sins" :. If you were to miter the edges it would be amazing, but I didn't have the tools needed to do that. Good luck! Great work, thinking about doing this to my kitchen. How big was yours?
Home the best Adding Moldings to your Kitchen Cabinets the best. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. With the big problems being taken care of, it was time to put on some beauty! I set to find a molding to put at the bottom of the cabinets but couldn't find it. I was told it had to be special ordered. Time was kind of a concern but also price as usual , it wasn't that cheap.
Both pieces were glued and nailed together. Then, they were cut as needed mitering the corners. They were attached to the bottom of the cabinets like this:. To the left is the wall molding, the two little lines represent the nails to attach it to the bottom of the cabinets. Another piece of molding was also installed a little bit higher than the one before, pretty similar to the one at the bottom of the cabinets. It was nailed to the piece of MDF to visually break that big empty space.
The crown molding was the last one to be installed. Not any more, you can check HERE an easy way to cut crown corners. After all the moldings were installed, this is how it looked:. Just waiting to caulk and fill gaps and holes, sand and paint everything. The molding at the front of the range hood was glued in place after everything was painted.
For that I used half round molding. And this is how it looks once finished. Linda it all started with paint May 11, at PM. Tammy August 28, at PM. Becca Bertotti August 29, at AM. Amanda August 29, at PM. Cristina Garay September 25, at PM. Wedding dresses September 26, at PM. LRae September 4, at AM. Building Moxie October 24, at AM. Katie November 6, at AM. Cristina Garay April 8, at PM.
Anonymous October 3, at PM. Cristina Garay October 3, at PM. Unknown March 3, at PM. Anonymous March 25, at PM. Cristina Garay March 26, at AM. Anonymous April 4, at AM. I assume that your cabinets are already painted. The best method would be to remove one of the doors and take it to the paint store to have them color match it and tell you what sheen. For our cabinets, I had some satin white paint on hand so that is what I used and it looked close enough that no one notices.
The cabinet looks great and just what my laundry room needs. Thanks for sharing your project! This looks great and so easy too! Did you nail the frame to the cabinet?
It is just sitting up there and I am totally ok with that. That cabinet is a budget one and comprised almost entirely of chipboard with a plastic coating. Nails would have probably ruined it somehow. If I needed to attach it, I would probably have either caulked or glued it to the top. Love this! Such a great way to update boring cabinets. Your email address will not be published. Notify me of followup comments via e-mail.
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