Light rail is a molding under the front edge of the upper cabinets. It hides under-cabinet lighting, so you see the light and not the fixtures. We paint or stain it to match your cabinets and fit it to your walls.
Light rail is a finishing detail. It makes the most sense when you have, or are adding, under-cabinet lighting.
Light rail is simplest when it's planned early. Here is how we handle it.
We measure which runs need light rail, and where the ceiling and any soffits sit. We also check where the lighting runs, so the rail covers it.
The rail is built and painted or stained to match your cabinets. It's sized to hide the lighting, not to stand out as a feature of its own.
The rail is installed and fitted to your walls, so the seams stay tight. We check the lighting from the counter before we leave.
Light rail is usually a day or two of work for most kitchens. It's most often added along with painting, refacing or new cabinets. Adding it to a finished kitchen later is possible, but it's easier to plan from the start.
Tell us what lighting you have or plan to add. Photos of the underside of the cabinets help. We'll tell you whether the existing lights need to move before the rail goes on.
If light rail is part of a larger project, the timing follows that project. If it's on its own, we'll confirm the timing on the written quote.
Crown sits at the top of the cabinets, against the ceiling. Light rail sits under the uppers and hides lighting. Both are finishing details, and both should be painted or stained to match. If your kitchen needs one, we'll say so. If it needs both, we can plan them together so they line up.
A molding fixed under the front edge of the upper cabinets. It hides under-cabinet lighting so you see the light, not the fixtures.
Yes. It can be added to some runs of cabinets, not all of them.
No. It's not needed when cabinets already reach the ceiling, and it works with soffits.
No. Crown sits at the top of the cabinets against the ceiling, and light rail sits under the uppers. See our crown molding page for crown.
On very uneven ceilings, we may recommend keeping the molding below the ceiling. We'll look at yours when we measure.
We can work around your lighting, and we can point you to trusted electricians. Light rail is the finishing piece, not the wiring.
Painted finishes can be matched to your cabinets. Stained finishes are matched by wood species and finish. We'll show you samples before we build.
We're based in Palmer, MA, and work across the surrounding towns, including Ware, Monson, Ludlow, Wilbraham, Belchertown, Brimfield, Springfield and Chicopee. Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut are both in range. If your town isn't listed, ask us, because it may still be.
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