With the addition of the pantry cabinet, I wanted to add some class to the kitchen. Since I was again going to HOBO since I forgot to purchase the toekick, I also picked up some crown molding. These details add a nice touch to the kitchen and it was fun installing it all.
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| Missing toekick. |
The bottom of the pantry was a little odd as the sides of the carcass weren't squared off for the toekick, the corner was rounded. To accommodate this, I notched the top corners of the board and it went in easily. I attached it with a few brads.
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| Notching. |
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| Installed toekick. |
Next up was the crown molding. Since the face frame of the cabinets was about 1/8" proud of the side panels I had to either notch the molding, notch the face frame, or build a nailing strip on top of the cabinet. I took the last of those options and nailed some 3/4" x 3/4" stock on top. This acted as a place to align my molding and nail it from behind as to hide the fasteners.
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| Nailing strip attached. |
To cut the molding you have to position it on the saw correctly. After you get your measurements you need to flip the molding upside down in order to cut the miter properly.
This video from This Old House gives very good instruction on how to do this. Thankfully I didn't have any inside corners as I do not yet own a coping saw.
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| Flip the molding! |
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| First cabinet. |
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| Upper cabinets all done. |
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| Pantry completed. |
If I do any more crown molding I will probably need a coping saw. My miters are okay but could use some improvement. A small jig may have helped to hold the molding firmly in the correct position better than I was doing by hand. The molding is just brad nailed from behind with 1 1/4" nails from my air nailer. This tool made the project go by very quickly.
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