Anyone else??

Check out the Contemporary kitchen category in the Finished Kitchens Blog (FKB).

1. Go to the FKB (http://finishedkitchens.blogspot.com/)

2. Next, click the "FKB Categories" link on the navigation panel on the right side of the page

3. Under the first section, Kitchen Basics, you will see a category called "Kitchen style"

4. Under Kitchen Style, click the "Contemporary" link

5. You will now see a list of 61 contemporary kitchens.

6. Click the username (on the left) of the person who owns the kitchen to see the kitchen.

Some of the kitchens have crown molding, some do not. Here are two that do.

Sue_B's Kitchen

JQuentzel's Kitchen

Mine is more transitional than contemporary but we have simple angled molding to give a finished look and to hide uneven ceilings :)

Here's a photo:

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Anita

No molding on the tops of our cabs. Our KD said they weren't necessary with our cabs/style/design, and DH was just as happy to forgo them.

We've since put some decorative colored glass pieces (jars, bowls, vases...) on top of the fridge cab and the pantry wall cabs, BTW.

I'm wondering the same thing for my contemporary kitchen. The kitchen people I have said just use the most basic strip of molding you can in order to keep the clean lines.

Here's another photo gallery for you to check out. I'm linking you to the contemporary kitchen category.

Here is a link that might be useful: [houzz.com[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2103)

I have a 3/4" strip of squared off moulding around the tops of my cabinets-- pretty much the same thickness as a side panel. Like gizmonike, I have above cabinet lighting (not switched on here) and I am really glad we wired for that. Like catmom, I have added some "decor" above the cabinets since I took the pic-- in my case, a couple of baskets on the high cabs.

If you don't like the unfinished space above the cab, you might want to consider a soffit. They have kind of a bad reputation, but done well they can help define the space.

If you have a very modern clean-lined kitchen then I think it would probably look best with the simple light rail as in the pics above.

We have high irregular ceilings and medium cherry shaker style cabs. I originally wanted no crown/trim piece at all. However, once they installed the above cabinet lighting that changed. I don't love it and wish we had anticipated and planned for the lighting without - but I did a simple 3 inch straight piece that is in keeping with the overall look and ties into the trim work on our island nicely.

From the sounds of your cabinets I think no trim would be a nice look - but that is somewhat hard to say without a picture to refer to.