Common crown molding spring angles are 38, 45 and 52 degrees ... The most efficient way to attach crown molding to your kitchen cabinets is to pre-assemble your nailing cleat and moldings ...

Dear Matt: Adding crown molding is the finishing touch to make any room look truly elegant. As you have found, it is not easy to fit the corners properly. I have done remodeling in many homes ...

Q: I am remodeling my kitchen ... one and I will have to replace the cabinet above it. Around the top of the cabinets is a continuous piece of crown molding that I don’t want to disturb ...

This will give you the proper 45-degree angles on the mating edges of the two pieces in the corners. Before you ruin much more of your expensive crown molding, and your mental health, cut two 1 ...