This is one of many ways to detail the cabinet tops with crown to the ceiling. Is this in accordance to your design drawings or did you specify something different?

Graham

Honestly my contractor never asked me, I have had a kitchen done previously and It was done flush... I have not seen this style on any website or magazine ever. Everyone I've shown it to think it looks very odd to have the crown recessed. Im looking for a solution to fix it..

To fix this to be flush with the door faces will require everything to be removed. You will need a Soffit Moulding so the vertical riser piece can be mounted forward. You will also need additional crown as some of the existing will not be the right size. The installer/kitchen company will most likely want to charge more for the extra materials and work.

Graham

Thank you. He is going to have to remove it anyways as the subcontractor he hired did not put it around the entire kitchen as directed and agreed upon, around the window not across and a few parts in the kitchen are done very poorly (Cuts too small and the tried to glue and paste). I am not impressed at this point.. I know it was a subcontractor but they need to stand by whoever they hire.. Would your solution also work for the window issue?

Installing another decorative piece where the vertical riser piece meets the cabinet top might make it look better to your eye.

Here is how they installed the window crown even though it was supposed to go around the window.. looks almost like a valence and the side panels on the cabinets are not to the ceiling.....should they have been or should they have just used the sub molding and molding? as this just looks ridiculous to the eye and is not what I asked for =(

Graham I see what your saying, I still like the flush look better but if its at least flush to the gables like in your picture I could live with that.. It is much more finished. I just think having it not flush to the gables looks ridiculous..

Madden thanks for the suggestion but won't it still stick out?

Sofia Gita - Agree, flush all around is a really nice look. If recessed then matching the gables is important. It all comes down to cost, flush all around requires additional material and installation labour. We discuss this with our clients, showing pics & details, so they can make an informed decision.

Concerning the installation, the upper crown to ceiling detail is the most difficult part of an install. The installer needs to be highly experienced and very meticulous to get this right. Nothing up there is perfectly square or level (especially the ceiling). They are also dealing with prefinished material, one slight off cut and the piece is in the garbage. It's also much harder with solid painted white, everything little thing jumps right out, even a tiny pin nail hole which on stained wood would never be seen from below.

Graham