Types of Molding for Cabinets

Kitchen cabinet trims help you get the perfect cabinet for your house.

The trim gives your cabinet a final look and brings your collection in the phase that fits your office with the most of your home.

Trim also protects the cabinetry of your house from wear and tear.

There are several trims available, which can be an ideal choice for your house and kitchen.

Most of the people are not aware of the different types of moldings for the top and base of cabinets.

Although many homeowners consider the traditional crowns and shoe molding, they may be amazed to see that a variety of different models of casting.

The importance of selecting the perfect cabinet molding for your kitchen should never be underestimated.

Your kitchen can be fully customized, and you can make it look unique from other cuisines.

The different types of molding have architectural details through which the basic cabinet style of your kitchen can be enhanced to an attractive one.  

The door style and cabinet type of your kitchen will help you find out the ideal combination of cabinet molding.

The kitchen cabinetry of your house can be made fully customized through the affordable edge, crown, light rail or any other kind of molding

The following are the nine types of decoration for cabinets.  

1.  Crown Molding 

This kind of molding is considered a standard for the industry.

If the cabinet has no crown, this kind of molding can make your cabinets look more significant, and the appearance of that cabinet will also be changed entirely.

In case of a gap between ceiling and cabinet, crown molding can fill that empty gap based on the height of the roof.

But if you have a high ceiling, you can leave the space below that ceiling to keep the cabinets in your reach.

For the different heights and styles of your ceiling, there is a wide range of crown molding available.

The main advantage of crown molding is that the beauty of your cabinets is displayed when the eyes of all the guests will be drawn upward.  

2.  Corner Molding 

Some unwanted edges or gaps may appear when some pieces of metal or two panels are connected perpendicularly to each other (at an angle of 90 degrees).

These gaps and edges are covered with corner molding.

Corner molding could be used to deal with a particular structure that requires completed paneling on the back of a cabinet, like a peninsula or an island.

Both of the inside corner molding and outside corner molding are used for covering the raw edges of your cabinetry.

Outside corner molding offers a decorative design by covering the edges.

The width and height of corner pieces should be matched with the molding, which will increase the width of the cabinets to ensure that the offices are united.

This type of molding makes the overall look of cabinetry much more polished.

In case of gaps created by two pieces of any material that are met on an interior corner, you can use the inside corner molding.

The outside corner molding covers the unwanted edges of materials that appear on the exterior corner.

3.  Scribe Molding

This type of molding for cabinets is a piece of trim that is thin in size and used for covering the spaces or gaps between walls and cabinets.

While remodeling the old houses, all the evident inconsistencies are covered by scribble molding.

It can be used to cover some raw edges, which still appear after the complete installation.

Scribble molding is flexible, which makes it the best option to use for the curvatures against the floors, ceilings, or walls.

The straight edges of your cabinetry may come in contact with some irregular, bent, or curved.

All the appearing seams or gaps against the floors are covered by this molding, which is available in 96” lengths.

The gaps up to the size of 96” can be covered by the scribble molding.  

This is a perfect choice to cap the uncompleted edge of the toe Kick molding, any cut or some raw edge of materials, or any cut up to 3/4“ wide.

4.  Skin Panels 

If you need a unique and different kitchen, you should go for the Skin Panels.

These panels are 1/4” plywood and available in various sizes for providing the different finishing options for the different requirements.

You may find unfinished sides in some cabinet lines.

All those cabinet sides will be visible after the installation need a sunk panel.

The different sizes of these sink panels make them perfectly fit on the side of the cabinet.

Such Skin Panels are offered in different measurements and are made to fit on the sides of the cabinet behind the front edge of the frame.

They even do not need field-cuts.

Excessively large Skin panels like those used to support a series of cabinets or complete the rear of an island, are more significant and should be field-cut to the correct specifications

5. Light Rail Molding

This kind of molding is an ideal choice for homeowners who need a new style at the lowest prices.

Light rail molding is usually mounted on the base of the cabinetry.

Under cabinet, lightening is concealed through this molding, and it is considered a standard cabinetry feature.

If there is an open space left after installing the light rail molding, it can be used for placing the countertop appliances.

The different styles and types of light rail molding can help you to find a customized design for your cabinetry for little cost.

Light rail molding should be installed for usability because as the light falls on these molding, it deflects back, and this feature provides a beautiful touch.

Create the best style by installing a matching crown molding with the light rail molding.

6.  Base Molding

By installing the base molding, the foot of your cabinets gets a beautiful detail, which is similar to floor molding.

This style is commonly used in many houses. Base molding offers a stylish touch at the floor level of your base cabinets.

The profiled edge of the kitchen cabinet molding usually faces up and adds architectural interest and base to the cabinets.

You can install the base moldings along the sides of your cabinets for creating a continuous look along the whole base of the house.  

You can use the base molding in a reverse direction, in which the profiled edge faces down.

This is used for the high areas where you need a decorative and stylish molding.    

7.   Fillers

Fillers are used for filling the spaces and gaps between the cabinets and walls.

Fillers are used for avoiding the strike if the cabinet drawers or doors strike the walls when opened.

These are considered an essential element for installing each cabinet efficiently.

There is extra space needed between a wall and cabinet for avoiding the edge of doors to hit the wall.

This space is provided by installing the fillers vertically.

They are also used to avoid the drawers hitting the wall or.

Fillers are used as light rail, crown, or valance by installing horizontally.

The extra needed dimension or height of riser molding is also added though fillers.

The different widths of fillers range from 3” to 6“.

The lengths of fillers are available in different sizes, which are selected according to the dimension of your open space.

8.   Starter / Riser Molding 

A riser of starter molding is used for simulating an extension of the cabinet box.

You can use the rise molding to fill out the gap between the ceiling and crown molding.

The space above your cabinets can be used for pacing the decorative items, but if you want to close the gap for avoiding the dust, rise molding is the perfect choice for closing the space.

Using the crown molding with riser molding helps you to adequately cover an unstable roof because an end of crown molding can be installed lower or higher than the other end facing the Riser.

9.  Toe Kick Molding

Toe Kick molding is a strip of finished covering, which is 96” long.

The finished covering is positioned and field-cut for proving a fantastic touch to the cabinetry.

 

This type of molding for your cabinet is for covering the toe space of your cabinets.

These are for creating a recess for your feet by allowing you to stand closer to the workspace or countertop more comfortably.

Toe kick stretcher is commonly attached to the cabinets, and it is entirely made up of the defective material.

The toe kick stretcher is made up of the defective material, and it is attached to the cabinet — the unfinished toe space left after the installation is covered by applying the finished Toe Kick Molding.