What size cabinets with 8 ft. ceiling?
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suzanne_sl
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Kitchen Cabinets with 8 ft ceilings
Comments (3)I would be very cautious about getting the 42" cabinets if it's going to significantly lower your cabinets to the point where you are losing space between the countertop and the bottom of the cabinet,. Also, 42" cabinets I can be a bit of a problem if your ceiling isn't even. I think some companies make 39" cabinets which might be a good compromise. Almost to ceiling with a bit of scribe molding for adjustments....See MoreUpper cabinet height - 8 ft ceiling with beam
Comments (22)Regarding earlier posts, I can't do 42" or even 39" cabinets really. I have 58.5" to work with. I don't think 1.5" of crown would look very good. I'm open to other opinions but I think 4.5" would fit the house much better and look much better proportion. I want to go as tall as possible, but I think 36" would look best in this case. 1) It sounds like most are against L-shape if not doing cabinets on other side of vent hood. I do have a preference there too but wife doesn't so it is helpful to hear others' thoughts so we cna make a decision. Neither of us feels super strongly, but there seems to be a consensus here. 2-3) We wouldn't do a light rail. I think ours are called full overlay, but I thought even with full overlay there is often a little bit of cabinet showing at the bottom of the uppers? But now that you question it, you may be right. I was looking at this example: Which is not full overlay, so that may have been where I was wrong. If we DID do lighting and there wasn't space under the cabinet, I wouldn't add a light rail, but would add space under the cabinet and a flush light rail and extend the doors past the flush light rail so it would look full overlay and you would open the doors but the shelf wouldn't start until a little higher up. I've seen this quite a bit here and it looks good. So for us the questions are still 1) L-shape? and 2) under-cab lighting? We also would like to do white subway tile instead of our 4" backsplash but that's another expense we may save for later (or never). This post was edited by adam211 on Wed, Sep 3, 14 at 12:40...See Moreheight of cabinets with 8 ft ceiling ,,opinions please
Comments (35)Our ceilings are 8'4" so we lucked out with cabinet sizes. Before the remodel we had no upper cabinets, just open shelves along the walls. After putting in cabinets to the ceiling I was amazed at how much bigger the room felt (even though the cabinets are medium/dark.) I really like the feeling of vertical space. And I find plenty of rarely-needed items to place on the upper shelves. And like alwaysfixin, I appreciate having a space for tall items without eating into prime easily-reached space. If I had to make a choice, I would go for less of a molding and go for as much cabinet space as possible....See MoreLighting above 8 ft long kitchen counter, 8 ft ceiling
Comments (13)Perhaps, in lieu of pendants, something like this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Kenroy-Home-Corbis-4-Light-Bronze-Island-Light-93595ORB/300513035?cm_mmc=Shopping%7CG%7CBase%7CD27L%7CMulti%7CNA%7CPLA%7CInteriorLighting%7c71700000038836110%7c58700004241533705%7c92700035280099904&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIy96Bk8Dw3gIVjf_jBx0DyAHHEAQYBCABEgLtmfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds...See More
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oldbat2be
6 years agoI have a somewhat similar setup, 52" hood (64" total - large capture area), but with flanking 9" pullouts. I just took a picture with a tape measure set at 12', centered on the cooktop. 8' ceilings. Left bank of cabinets is 27" and an 18" - like the size. Since you say dream kitchen, I'd also suggest deeper countertops and cabinets. Good luck!
ethancremepie
6 years agooldbat2be
6 years agoethancremepie - My apologies for the delay in responding. Yes to the 36 with 6" molding - here are the same in the pantry. I haven't found the 3" of extra space to be missed and like the richness of the taller crown.
Regarding how far out the hood is, we pulled forward the lower cabinets 6" (for the 30" countertops), and the cooktop cabinets and cooktop, 9". The upper cabinets are 18" deep, and the hood itself is at about 31.5, plus then the wood hood surround. 64" worked for us - we have a custom SS surround, so that there's a large capture areas. You can sort of see it from here:
I know what you mean about the 8' ceilings! I used the bold tile to draw the eye away - but I'm sure there are plenty more tricks which would work.
Have you posted your layout? Please post a link if it's still a work in progress. This forum is phenomenol! Best, oldbat2be
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