Awkward Coving & Cornice

There isn't an ideal solution in my view. I think I would be inclined to go with your second option. Chopping out the coving to suit and its subsequent repair seems more feasible in terms of success than scribing the cornice. The cornice can obviously be scribed but you'd need to know what you are doing, then if you get that right, you only have one go at cutting the mitre at the other end as it'll be too short for a second go.

mark

No idea, but I'd go for option 3. Coving is very dated & spoils the clean lines of modern kitchen units IMO.

The Medway Handyman coughed up some electrons that declared:

What happens if you like old style units and hate bland white featureless modern stuff?

Personally I like coving - I find the "squareness" of a wall hitting a ceiling to be yuk.

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I'm a bit of an approximate carpenter, but in my view it would look better to scribe the cornice and cut to fit against the coving - that way you are making the furniture fit the room, rather than the room fit the furniture. 3) would be easier though ;-) Can you omit the cornice from all the units, so that this one doesn't look an odd one out? Or would that look wrong?

You might consider whether removing the coving altogether would make your low ceiling look less low (hard to judge that one). But it would be an extra decorating job to do that - removing coving, adhesive, and making good before painting.

Regards Richard

Actually I think when he says "cornice" he's referring to the pediment that goes on top of the cupboards...

Regards Richard

I think you are probably right...lol