We have 10 ft ceilings and did 8.5 ft cabinets - I realize this is not the look you are going for but thought it might give you another view of similiar space. Good luck, I am sure it will turn out beautiful.

My kitchen has 10' ceiling and 8' cabinets (the shorter cabinets are actually ~7.5', and the taller cabinets have tall crowns that make them taller than 8')

My KD recommended that we not go with taller cabinets (I had mentioned taking them all the way to the ceiling) because it would have overwhelmed my particular space. We used a very large crown (1') throughout the ground floor of our house, so I carried it through into the kitchen. I'm happy with the look and don't regret not getting taller cabs :) I think the crown on the wall really helped balance the shorter cabs.

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Here's a picture of my last house. I don't remember the dimensions offhand, but the ceilings were definitely 10' and the cabinets ~8'. I did that kitchen on my own when we didn't have the budget for nice cabinets or a KD, and it shows. It's like the rough draft of my current kitchen, LOL.

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We have 9.5 ft ceilings and our cabinets stop a little more than a foot below the ceiling. I'm not bothered by it at all. Have you thought about putting a taller moulding on top of your cabinets? What about slightly increasing the distance between the uppers and lowers?

Maybe I wouldn't have spent so much on my tall cabinets if I had seen their pictures first!

I'm glad you didn't see the short cab pics first because your kitchen is absolutely gorgeous and perfect the way you did it :)

Jeannie, your kitchen is to die for! Love it, love it, love it.....

Jeannie and Mom2 - I have seen pictures of both your kitchens and they are both gorgeous. Love your range, Jeannie - I found this forum while checking out french ranges, though I went with the 60in Wolf (and do love it).

Susie - your new kitchen sounds lovely.

Suzienj,

Tall ceilings are wonderful. You will love having a clean
open feeling.

Crown moulding can always make cabinets more appealing
ann with the space it will show off your trim. No worries.
Your kitchen will be amazing. You do not need super tall
cabinets you can buy one or two to stagger but if your
budget is tight you might do what one GW did. Fake cabinets
to cover a soffit. I posted the link.

Meanwhile here are some pics of kitchen cabs shorter than
the tall room they are in. Yours will be just as
wonderful

~boxerpups

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Hood is taller.

Maybe you can stagger one or two cabinets or
build up the top with moulding.
Have you thought about accent lights up high?
You can do so many fun things.

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Here is a link that might be useful: Joann23456My Ikea cabinets......

Oh my= you girls are the BEST!! Boxerpups = thank you for the wonderful inspirational pics. I think my KD might kill me if i redesign and add on... we signed the contract already for his plan-- but i'm still thinking -lol
thanks for the great ideas!

Perhaps it is because I am short, but I don't see the allure of cabinets any higher than 7'. I suppose that a very tall person might have some use of 8 cabinets. Soffit above the cabinets always looks nice.