Led Lighting Behind Crown Moulding

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.

Led lighting behind crown moulding.

Quality led lighting strips controllers power supplies for indirect crown molding lighting. How to build the molding. Our cove is built from crown molding and set 2 in. If you downsize to a 3 inch crown cut the strips from 5 4 stock which measures about 1 inch thick.

To provide sufficient space behind and conceal the lights a 1x2 board is added to the back and the crown is hung upside down. Diy easy to install inexpensive. Down from the ceiling. The 1 1 2 inch thickness of standard 2x lumber produces the right nailing strip height for the 4 inch crown chosen for this project.

Particularly behind curved surfaces such as wall cutouts and coves. Led lighting behind flying crown molding. Installing led lights in your coves or crown molding can add an element of upscale style a splash of fun or a fresh touch of charm. Cove lighting is the upward lighting of a ceiling from below.

This is part of my how to install crown molding series it s been a long time since a professional finish carpenter submitted his work to the joy of moldings. Free support design quote. Our cove lighting design. Standard 52 crown molding is used in this project.

Paint the inside of the lighting trough to maximize light output from inexpensive rope lighting. More work on our home. And what you are looking at here is the work of. Installed by professional finish carpenter michael stiller.

It s all in your design. Install indirect led with easy to install foam crown molding. This time we installed crown molding and dropped in led ropes to create accent lighting for our living dining and kitchen.