Should My Kitchen Cabinets Go To Ceiling

We ve got lots of good stuff going in on the other side of the kitchen a new cabinet to house the refrigerator that will go to the ceiling and a new base cabinet beside it for an undercounter microwave gotta get that off the counter.

Should my kitchen cabinets go to ceiling.

We ll do some cool open shelves there with some special sconces above to light the shelving. This means that it will impact the size of cabinets you intend to use. Plus ceiling height cabinets give your kitchen a more finished higher end feel. If the ceiling height of your kitchen is nine or ten feet the cabinetry can be treated one of two ways.

If you love the look and have the budget i definitely suggest taking cabinetry all the way to the ceiling. The height of your ceiling decides how tall the kitchen cabinets should be. If you have 9 foot tall ceilings you can choose to fill the available 54 inches of wall space with one row of 36 inch tall cabinets with a row of 18 inch cabinets above them. Kitchen cabinets that go to the ceiling can increase your storage space or add an area to display decorative items.

If you have 8 foot tall ceilings and want cabinets that run to the ceiling 42 inch tall wall cabinets will fit perfectly. In a kitchen where there is more than enough space kitchen cabinets can go to the ceiling and still look good. The kitchen cabinets and molding do not go to the ceiling and the wall cabinets and trim will be just below the ceiling. You don t want to try to open your cabinet door and only be able to do it part way because the ceiling goes down a fraction of an inch in that area.

If you select a smaller profile crown molding there will be a small amount of space above the cabinets. However most kitchens are of average size and average height. The cabinets won t go all the way to the ceiling which gives you the chance to add crown molding. Any crown molding or trim will continue around the room above the cabinetry.

The size molding is up to you.