Simple & inexpensive cabinet molding

I like simple clean lines when it comes to interior design and I love finding ways to get the look I want as inexpensive as possible without compromising quality.  

Our kitchen cabinets originally had a fancier style of crown moulding when my parents lived here.  However, when we had to move the cabinets higher to accomodate our fridge and microwave/hood, that left a gap where we needed more crown moulding.  #1, I wasn't fond of the fancier moulding look.  #2, my husband & I are beginner DIY'ers and mitre cuts are on our 'dislike to do' list.  This gave us the perfect excuse to ditch the existing moulding and start over.  

I first was shopping only in the actual crown moulding section and did find a simple style I liked, got a good deal on it ($50) and brought it home.  It was immediately apparent that 4+ inches was way too tall for our space so I took that moulding back.  There wasn't any smaller  moulding that fit my budget and style so I began looking at repurposing other materials.

Here are some of my design inspirations:

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So . . . I chose to buy brick mould!
 It was solid, sturdy wood and inexpensive!

Without the moulding

With the moulding

Here's a close up

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We also installed moulding around the bottoms of the upper cabinets, as well.  The design inspiration came from here:

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For this, we bought plain
​squared edge mdf moulding.

All the moulding is installed!

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I got both the 'crown' moulding and the 'light' moulding for around $50 . . . the same cost as the least expensive actual crown moulding I had bought and returned!

For tools, we used a compound saw and air nailer.