Without spending a lot of money,
you can use wood moldings to
transform a plain kitchen into one that
attracts attention. If they're proportioned
correctly, moldings can make
cabinetry an integral part of the
home's interior design, or create the
look of fine furniture. Here are some
tips for using moldings in several areas
of the kitchen.
Cabinet Tops
Placing moldings above wall and tall
cabinets serves two purposes: It will
camouflage an out-of-level ceiling and
de-emphasize joints between cabinets.
And it will unify the individual cabinets
by drawing the eye to the horizontal
line of the molding (see Figure 1). With
the right molding, the homeowner's
perception will shift from one of "boxes
on a wall" to that of