A long time ago I asked my brother-in-law, Stanley, to make this shelf with lots of storage compartments to create a build-in desk area for my daughter.
I wanted to give the piece a more stylish look with crown molding. By now you must know how crazy I am about mouldings!
Here is the side view of the plain top.
Adding the crown moulding is very simple. You find some wood blocks ( I used some from my scrap pile) and place them on top of the bookcase, they can be installed all around the top. I only installed them on the corners, middle and ends.
They have to be flush to the edges of the bookcase. Nail them.
Time to add the crown. First, cut the crown moulding for the front of the bookcase, where the top length of the bookcase front will be the short point for doing the mitered cuts. Nail that moulding to the wood blocks previously installed.
The sides pieces of moulding will have one end that is mitered and the other with a straight cut that goes to the wall. For help on how to cut this kind of crown molding corners you can click HERE.
Glue was applied to the mitered corners, and then the side pieces were also nailed to the wood blocks on the side, and on the corner to keep both pieces together.
After caulking and paint you will have a better looking bookcase.
You can see the bookcase all styled in her room reveal HERE.
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31 comments:
Christina, you are reading my mind these days. I just said to my husband that I want to put molding on my bookshelves to give them a built in look. THanks for the how to.
I shall name you the "Crown moulding Queen"!! Nicely done. Looks great
I recently had a "good" carpenter to my house to restyle my bookcases which were build forty years ago when we moved into our home. The center section was my husband's gun cabinet. The carpenter assured me that he could convert that space for our TV and get it up off the floor. We love it! He did that job the very same way that you describe and I now have a six inch moulding that updates the cabinet. Fresh paint finished the job. You must be a master carpenter too!
Very clever upgrade -- well done!
thanks for sharing this tutorial. just what I needed.
I love this and the fact that you showed exactly how to do it! Thank you. They will look great!
Awesome! I sooo need to do this..it really adds so much!! All I need is one of those nifty nailguns!! =) Deanna
Superb! Generally I never read whole articles but the way you wrote this information is simply amazing and this kept my interest in reading and I enjoyed it.
Excellent tutorial! The crown adds so much character to a plain shelf. Thanks for sharing :)
Deborah
That's beautiful, Christina, and I love your very clear tutorial. Pinning this!
This is such a great tip! It's amazing what a difference a little molding can make!
I did this to plain shelves in my living room and it made such a difference. Sort of like the icing on a cake! Pinning this to my How To board.
I love crown moldings and it's a terrific tip to sweet Christina! I love how they finish off any plain shelf and turnes into an elegant one. Big hugs to you.
FABBY
What a great idea!!!
looks great dear! love it!
This looks awesome! Gives it a more expensive look. Please share at the pin inspiration party http://www.addhousewife.com/2012/10/pin-inspiration-10-11.html
Such a huge difference the moulding makes. I love it!
Thanks for a great tutorial!! I've wanted to know how to do this for a while! I would like to invite you to share this at my party, Twirl & Take a Bow at www.houseontheway.com.
Leslie
What a big difference that made in the bookcase! Thanks for the great tutorial....which I had to pin for a future reference. :)
xoxo laurie
It turned out fantastic, Cristina! So beautiful!
Once again, moulding brilliance! Once again, I've pinned ...
:)
Linda
Christina, the molding looks fabulous! You always do such a great job! Thank you for visiting my blog today and also for leaving me a comment. Your comments show up as no-reply on my emails, so I can't email you back to thank you. I just wanted to stop by and tell you I always appreciate your comments. Have a great weekend!
I love it!
I have a weekend link party on my blog if you'd care to join:
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What a wonderful finishing touch for a very polished look!
Such a great idea and love the pictures for the tutorial! I'm wanting to add crown moulding to our kitchen cabinets so this will definitely be helpful. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for an awesome how-to! Looks beautiful, and seems to be simple. I love it!!
Brenda
Wonderful tutorial and I love the outcome. Crown moulding adds so much.
Thank you for your visit Cristina and for leaving your sweet comment.
great tute and your moulding looks amazing. very well done!
rita
I was thinking to do the same thing! Thanks for sharing... Now I don't need to figure out how to do it! You have a new follower. www.fabtwigs.blogspot.com
Great tutorial Cristina! Your daughter's book case looks lovely with the added molding. Such a simple fix, but what a difference it makes. By the way, do you mind sharing what type of nail gun you use? I'm looking into getting one for myself. Thanks!
Debbie
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