When we build the soffits, we pre-wired a circuit into both sides of the kitchen so that we could power up both sides at once. We are using one 18 foot long LED rope light per side of the kitchen and each is about 50 watts.

We also were concerned that with the crown only being nailed to the 'wall' at the bottom and not to the ceiling at the top, it might pull away. Also, the LED rope light would have lain clear down in the bottom of the space behind the crown, and probably wouldn't have been that great of light.

To correct this, we ripped a 1 x 3 to the same angle as the back of the crown and screwed the 1 x 3 to the wall about 2 3/4 inches up from the bottom edge of the crown.. Now we have this really nice shelf for the rope lights to sit on. We also have a 2nd spot to nail the crown onto. We also covered the 1 x 3 and the inside of the crown with aluminum duct sealing tape to make a reflector and it does actually give off more light that way.

OK, so how did we wire this? Well there are standard electrical boxes cut into the soffits just below the top edge of the crown (the boxes are installed on their sides. And are just out of sight.)

We tried to use an outlet and plug system, but the plugs on the rope lighting is too big to fit behind the crown. There is also a 5 amp fuse inline with the plug, I guess because these are indoor - outdoor lights.

What we finally did was to cut the plug ends off of the cords. Along with an automotive type inline fuse holder, we hardwired the whole thing. There is actually a special plug on the rope that mates with the cord so we could do the wiring, then install the crown and finally attach the rope lights.

We really like the look. The lights are great for when the kids aren't home yet, kind of like a 'night lite'