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This Omega National molding is a solid hickory crown molding sized for the top of a cabinet run, available in a large crown profile that commands attention where wall height allows it.
Crown molding at the top of a cabinet run closes the gap to the ceiling and sets the visual weight of the whole elevation. A large crown profile at 4-1/8 inches does something a standard crown cannot: it holds its own against tall upper cabinets and high ceilings, where a narrower profile simply disappears. In a kitchen or library with nine-foot or taller ceilings, the larger face width is the proportional choice. In a standard eight-foot room where the cabinets already run close to the ceiling, a profile this wide can crowd the space, so the ceiling height is the first number to check before specifying.
Hickory is one of the hardest domestic species available in a solid wood molding, and its appearance makes it unmistakable. The grain is open and pronounced, the color variation between heartwood and sapwood is wide, and the figure is active rather than uniform. Those qualities make it a strong match for cabinetry programs that lean into natural character rather than a uniform painted or stained look. As an unfinished molding it is ready for the shop's own topcoat, and hickory's open grain benefits from a grain-filling step before a film finish if a smoother final surface is the goal. It accepts stain, though the color variation between heartwood and sapwood means the result will be lively rather than even, which is consistent with how hickory behaves throughout a cabinetry program.
This crown is the right specification for a hickory cabinetry program in a room with the ceiling height to carry a large profile. Cabinet shops finishing their own work will appreciate receiving an unfinished stick they can match precisely to the door and box finishes already in process. Designers specifying for a rustic, craftsman, or naturalistic interior will find hickory's grain and color range an asset. It is sold four to a box, so estimate the total linear run, divide by 96 inches, and round up to the nearest whole stick before calculating boxes.
Hickory is harder than both and carries a more pronounced grain and wider color variation between heartwood and sapwood. Maple is closed-grain and more uniform; cherry darkens with age and light exposure. Hickory stays truer to its milled appearance over time but shows more natural contrast from the start.
It can be painted. Because hickory has an open grain, a grain filler or a high-build primer before topcoating produces a smoother painted surface than applying paint directly to bare wood.
Four sticks, each 96 inches long.
That is the face width of the molding, the dimension you see from below once it is installed at the top of a cabinet run. The depth at the wall is 13/16 inch.
Specify this crown where the ceiling height, the cabinetry program, and the client's taste all call for a bold, natural grain at the top of the elevation.
Sold In: 1 Each
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Sold in: 1 Each |  NPLGCR-C Mfr# M0491CUF8 | Omega National 96" Cherry Large Crown Molding, M0491CUF8 |