I am having new cabinets put in that go all the way to the ceiling, I also want to crown the walls. The cabinets come with their own crown and it does not match any wall crown. How should this be handled? Should I try to join the two types together (hard due to very different profiles)? Should I bullnose the wall crown so it doesn't touch the cabinet crown (very hard because they meet on an outside corner at one place)? Should I just use ceiling crown everywhere and have the cabinet guys not install the cabinet crown (this sounds best but for some reason the cabinet guys don't seem to think this is a good idea, I'm not entirely sure why)? I have not picked a specific crown molding for the rooms yet and am not terribly picky, just something like this [url=http://www.homedepot.com/p/House-of-Fara-5-8-in-x-3-1-8-in-x-8-ft-Primed-White-MDF-Colonial-Crown-Moulding-8205/202087558]House of Fara 5/8 in. x 3-1/8 in. x 8 ft. Primed White MDF Colonial Crown Moulding-8205 - The Home Depot[/url] so there is flexibility if a certain molding suits the purpose better. The crown is going into a joined living room/kitchen/dining area with 8 ft ceilings, beige walls and white ceiling. Cabinets are white. Entire room space is approximately 20x30 with a peninsula in the middle. Thanks for any advice!

I am planning out a kitchen refresh with new cabinets and counters. There is currently a half wall on the back side of my cabinets. That half wall then connects to a full height wall which blocks a lot of sight lines out to the living room. I am planning on removing the half and full height walls (green color in pictures) and having cabinets placed back to back to gain additional storage. I know there is a plumbing vent going vertically up through the full size wall as well as the hot/cold water lines and romex for the outlets and dishwasher. I know I will have to build a 4 inch platform for the backside cabinets to raise the counter up and give room for electric socktets as well as not having a seam running the length of the countertops. I think I would have room to run the electrical and plumbing through that platform, underneath the new cabinets. How do I route the electric wiring to the counter height outlets? Does it just get stapled to the backside wall of the cabinets? Use conduit? Sketchup renderings of what I'm trying to accomplish: [ATTACH]83657[/ATTACH][ATTACH]83658[/ATTACH]