Step 4: Details
The shelves on top of the cabinets should all be connected together to make the impression of one continuous surface. They could be cut with notches for the melamine sides, but we just used little blocks to fill in those gaps. Those were glued and screwed in since they were small, and we use wood putty to fill the gaps and sanded it smooth. After painting, it looks like one continuous piece. At the sides we added the plinth blocks at the bottom, the rosettes at the top, and fluted molding on the sides. Note that these do extend into the shelf space a bit, and this is by convention and design.
The baseboard is 1"x3" pine, and the top face molding is too. Each is attached with a 1/4" reveal from the bottom and top shelves. The baseboard does not need to touch the floor (but it can) since we add shoe molding on the face.
We added crown molding to match the existing room molding - some tricky cuts where they meet, but we used the coping method to match that.
On the front edge of the shelf above the cabinets, we added some trim molding - it's 3/4" thick, so matches the front of the shelf.
The baseboard is 1"x3" pine, and the top face molding is too. Each is attached with a 1/4" reveal from the bottom and top shelves. The baseboard does not need to touch the floor (but it can) since we add shoe molding on the face.
We added crown molding to match the existing room molding - some tricky cuts where they meet, but we used the coping method to match that.
On the front edge of the shelf above the cabinets, we added some trim molding - it's 3/4" thick, so matches the front of the shelf.
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The trim moulding is also a little mismatched at the corners, but that's almost impossible to get perfect - I used to work for Habitat for Humanity and had to settle for good rather than perfect with those kinds of joints. I don't know if you did this, but when turning a corner with a piece of moulding, it's generally best practice to wood glue the small side piece to the long front, then use masking tape to hold the joint together and let the glue set. Then you can glue/nail them to the larger project and hope you don't split the small piece if you nail them for security - predrilling can help.
Great instructable, though!