Rope Lights Install Crown Molding

The lights in this project are plugged into an electrical receptacle located behind the crown molding.

Rope lights install crown molding.

Our cove is built from crown molding and set 2 in. So if you install a linear led product such as tape light hybrid light rope light or light bars that emits 80 lumens per foot and the overall linear run length of the crown molding around your room is 50 feet that means the cove lighting will be giving off 4 000 lumens in total. Down from the ceiling. We installed the crown on top of a baseboard to create a wider space for the light and tacked a small cove molding onto the bottom of the base to finish it figure a we fastened a led light strip to the wall so the lights would rake across the ceiling and in order to maximize the light we.

Proceed with the installation of the crown molding butting its backside against the strip and nailing it in place. Follow along to learn how to install lighted crown moulding to your rooms. Coped corners require a special technique so that the rope lighting can make the turn. Add accent lighting to your home with our diy crown moulding lighting ideas.

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. Once i decided to install crown molding with rope lighting i measured the room and went to the store to buy rope lighting. Our cove lighting design. No brackets clips fasteners or connectors are needed.

A string of small lights like the rope lights pictured here can be placed behind a strip of crown molding to add instant warmth to any room. Incandescent rope lights with the room lights off. Our foam crown moldings just install to the wall with painters caulk in minutes. Just lay your light strips on top of our crown moldings.