Down from the ceiling.
Diy crown molding with rope lighting.
Follow these crown molding installation steps to achieve professional results adding visual interest and value to your home.
Follow along to learn how to install lighted crown moulding to your rooms.
This is part 3 of my daughter s pole barn art studio.
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.
Cut a 24 inch length of the nailing strip and crown molding then tack nail them together to make a mock up of the light trough.
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Nails to attach the crown to the board.
Nail your new 2 by 2s to the wall along a level line and attach clips about every 18 inches along the top for the rope lighting.
Measure and cut the crown molding using the surface of the 1x2 as the reference point.
Our cove lighting design.
Design fabricate and install low cost led indirect lighting behind crown 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.
Stain the crown molding and let it dry.
If possible use a pneumatic nail gun with 2 or 2 in.
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With the crown molding close to the ceiling the light from the rope light bounces off the wall and spreads onto the ceiling a short ways.