Architrave moulding is installed high above a window to help disguise miter lines and add extra decorative detail.
Rope light above crown molding.
Chair rail moulding is applied on the wall about 1 3 of the way up from the floor.
Standard 52 crown molding is used in this project.
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Follow along to learn how to install lighted crown moulding to your rooms.
How to build the molding.
Rope lights are an excellent choice for crown molding lighting in rooms where you desire a soft gentle glow of accent lighting such as home theaters and media rooms.
Hold the coped piece against the piece butted against the wall and run a pencil along the back side of the coped molding to mark a cutline.
When using molding for indirect lighting the molding is only attached to the wall not both the wall and ceiling.
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The crown is installed in reverse so the thicker ceiling edge can hold the weight of the floating molding.
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To provide sufficient space behind and conceal the lights a 1x2 board is added to the back and the crown is hung upside down.
Coped corners require a special technique so that the rope lighting can make the turn.
Installation of molding for indirect lighting is such because of polyurethane s great qualities include its feather weight.
Proceed with the installation of the crown molding butting its backside against the strip and nailing it in place.
Panel moulding is a purely decorative moulding used to trim raised panel wall construction.