Rope Light Crown Molding

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.

Rope light crown molding.

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. Measure and cut the crown molding using the surface of the 1x2 as the reference point. Down from the ceiling. The cove lighting or light placed inside the crown molding not only gives an even lighting appearance to the entire room but also makes it look sophisticated alluring and stylish.

I almost gave up on the notion of rope lighting when i realized that i could make a simple shaker style molding out of 1 4 flat boards. Our cove is built from crown molding and set 2 in. Cut it upside down and install it so the thick edge is against the 1x2. 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.

Follow along to learn how to install lighted crown moulding to your rooms. I think i spent 40 00 on the lights. I took the easy road and bought rope lighting at a factory determined length with a wall plug. Cbconcept ul listed 100 feet 10100 lumen 6000k pure white dimmable 120v ac flexible flat led strip rope light 1830 units 3528 smd leds indoor.

Nails to attach the crown to the board. Our cove lighting design. If yes is the answer to both the questions you need to take a look at the rope lights available for crown molding. If possible use a pneumatic nail gun with 2 or 2 in.

The shakers were known for their craftsmanship as well as their simplicity. Orac decor c380 high density polyurethane crown moulding primed white 2 1 2in face x 78in long for indirect lighting and hiding wires cornice molding 4 4 out of 5 stars 14 29 99 29. 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. Add accent lighting to your home with our diy crown moulding lighting ideas.

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 kept the strip as high as we could without its being visible from the ground. There are so many options of rope lights for crown molding that finding the best one can be challenging. Once i decided to install crown molding with rope lighting i measured the room and went to the store to buy rope lighting.