Painted Tray Ceiling With Crown Molding

By creating a surface with 2 by 2 inch wood angled to match the angle of the molding.

Painted tray ceiling with crown molding.

Thin molding and paint are used to give the illusion of high end. Before applying your primer you can place painter s tape along the edges of your molding to help prevent paint from spreading onto your wall or ceiling. With the crown molding the tray ceiling looks formal that looks more proper for your living room. The crown molding is part of the double tray ceiling.

The aspect contains straight curves in white. How to mount crown molding to a tray ceiling. Most of the crown molding gets painted in white for making it acceptable for all. However you can achieve the look of a tray ceiling using only crown molding and paint.

How do you attach the top of crown molding to a ceiling that isn t flat. A bedroom with tray ceiling with small chandelier. You can even cover the tray with wood so the texture is consistent with the crown molding not textured like your walls. This bedroom uses plenty of large crown molding to decorate its tray ceiling painted in white.

4 place an old towel or sheepskin duster over the end of an. The tray walls are the outside edges of the ceiling that don t make up the tray inset or the crown molding around it. Paint the entire ceiling tray and all. If you have crown molding on the top and bottom of your tray you can paint the tray the same color as the crown molding to create the effect of extravagant crown molding.

1 clean the ceiling removing dust debris or any current decoration that would interfere with painting. Then paint it a contrasting color or stain it to complement the other wood tones in the room. Moldings are made from a variety of materials from wood a good choice for staining your molding to polyurethane and polymer an option if painting your moldings. Primer gives the new paint a fresh even surface to adhere to.

This tray ceiling is painted in black to create contrast and depth. You can also stain the crown molding depending on the type you choose to add even more texture to bedrooms dining rooms and living spaces. Take care to apply your primer in smooth even strokes. Use a paintbrush to apply a coat of primer to your crown molding.

Instead of adding color to the ceiling of your tray add crown molding to the sides. A simple way to enhance the appearance of your tray ceiling is to paint these tray walls the same color as the walls in the room and then leave the crown and tray inset white. A bedroom with shallow tray ceiling. Instead of adding color to the horizontal portions of your tray ceiling add crown molding and paint that and the side walls.