My neighbor has her upper cabinets 13" above her countertop, but she also has some open counter space without any uppers. The uppers are 13.75" deep including the door. They only look a tiny bit low to me, since I'm barely 5'0. As far as functionality, it really depends on whether you need room for big mixing bowls on the counter or just a cutting board. Nightowl's suggestion of lower countertops is a good one. I would do the countertops 2 inches lower than usual, at 34", although it might not be possible to do that everywhere, like over the dishwasher. Regardless of the counter height, I would do your uppers 15" or 16" above the counter. The shallower the cabinets are, the lower they can be without blocking too much of the counter.

It's a nice room and you've done a pretty good job. A few tweaks though,,,,exchange the short plant for a taller plant, in that corner. If you can't do a taller one, then hang the one you have from the ceiling or put it on a taller, mini table. put the plant on something like this. Target..Project 62 That sectional, (which really is too big for this room) in front of that door, really closes off the room (visually and literally). if you could, at some point, you could use separate pieces, that would be great. going w/a round, open style coffee table will soften some of those square edgesTarget. a single sofa against the long wall, some colored pillows, artwork, the coffee table/bench (using one like this that's 'open' looking, gives the illusion of more space) the blue velvet chair for some accent colors,,,,this is what you need in your space. for instance, imagine if you removed that smaller end of the sofa and had something like this against that wall or this one. BTW, these colors, below, would look great in your room. Do you have any artwork? Framed pictures, tapestry, shelving,,,anything? here is a simple example that you could do. Target has cute accessories like little tables, pillows, wall decor, etc, that you could use. bring in some color w/the arrangement like they done here, for behind your sofa. the pics behind this sofa are hung a bit high, but should give you an idea of how to accessorize your room. this would also be a better table for you. It's mainly that sectional that is really making this room heavy. if you need window coverings, I keep it sleek w/some inset blinds of some sort.

Just make sure that if a human walks under it, they won't konk their head. And if it generates alot of heat, hang it higher than what the 'rule' is -sitting under a heat lamp is not fun, unless it's snowing. ***** "The bottom of a chandelier over a dining table or kitchen island should hang 30 to 32 inches above the top of the table or island. Most rooms call for at least 7 feet of space between the bottom of the chandelier and the floor." See the bottom link website/////// I like your iron ring, if you can afford to purchase all the bulbs and extra ones as they burn out? See below? Very artsy?? :D https://www.lampsplus.com/products/crystal-rain-collection-33-inch-wide-large-crystal-chandelier__r4677.html Feng Shui, might say, it would look very pretty in your mirror, AND it adds that crystal/water element to the room. :D I really like your pretty room!! Rules for Hanging a Chandelier | Home Guides | SF Gate https://homeguides.sfgate.com/rules-hanging-chandelier-62774.html 

There are two posts on this, and I'm not reading the comments on the other one. So off the top of my head in general I would say this ..... when you have a long room, break it up into TWO areas. That way you can pull your couch up closer to face the TV to take up what is now wasted space, and still have another space behind it for another seating arrangement ... depending on how much space you have that may be two chairs with a small table between or it may be four chairs in a circle around a round coffee table.