Diy Crown Molding With Rope Lighting
By robert robillard on design finish carpentry.
Diy crown molding with rope lighting. 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. Measure and cut the crown molding using the surface of the 1x2 as the reference point. The shakers were known for their craftsmanship as well as their simplicity. Hold the end of a length of rope light in the assembly and position it against the wall at varying heights until you re pleased with the lighting effect.
If possible use a pneumatic nail gun with 2 or 2 in. Stain the crown molding and let it dry. Measuring wall to wall i cut my new crown molding. How to install crown molding with rope lighting.
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. Installing the shaker style crown molding. Our cove is built from crown molding and set 2 in. 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.
Cut it upside down and install it so the thick edge is against the 1x2. I took the. Install raceway wires led rope and indirect lighting in foam crown molding creative crown foam crown moldings allow you to install indirect lighting and cables with total ease. Our cove lighting design.
Once i decided to install crown molding with rope lighting i measured the room and went to the store to buy rope lighting. Perfect crown molding to hide raceway wires. 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. Down from the ceiling.
Simply apply two beads of painters caulk horizontally along the back of the molding and press to your wall. 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.