IMO, that's exactly where it should be. Who wants to squat to retrieve plates or containers and then squat again to clean up the messes that will inevitably happen from time to time? Our pop-up toaster has been under an upper cabinet for four years, and the cabinet doesn't seem to mind a bit.

Love love love this topic. Your kitchens are amazing. Looking for pics of stainless; particularly of stainless with white cabinets and beadboard backsplash... Have you ever seen this combo? Any ideas would be awesome. Again truly amazing kitchens!!

I design and build a lot of kitchens but to me this is personel preference.You are the one that has to look at it every day and nobody on the internet can help you make that decision.I really like what you have picked but it's hard to tell without seeing what goes with it?

Breeze: This is a Lavanto I installed a while back. The "ledge" in front of the faucet deck is matched by the one you can't see in the front. I installed it with a slight positive reveal on the sides because that is the most practical, most sanitary, least maintenance, and best looking method. Surprisingly, I had to recut the rabbet in the cutting board that came with the sink; it was too small. The sink it replaced: