Kitchen cabinet design for high vaulted ceilings
shirin
3 years ago
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The existing cabinets will go away, but what should replace them?
I've come to think that kitchens and cabinets will look their best when they're capped, preferably by ceilings. But in the case of this kitchen, the vaulted ceiling is so high that it is not reasonable to take the cabinets all the way up to it. Putting A dropped (lower) ceiling also wouldn't be ideal. What are your thoughts?
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tozmo1
3 years agoYour proportions are wrong now, that's why it's not pleasing to your eye.
Even if all you did was have taller cabinets in the same configuration, it would look better.
If you are really considering lowering the vault, get an architect to do it in conjunction with the entire space. I have a vault on one side and a lower ceiling on the other over the living room. But pros have to figure it out and without seeing your entire space, I'm not sure you'd gain anything that taller cabinets can't achieve.
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Comments (4)I can honestly say that I like having my range against the wall. In my new kitchen, the limestone hood will go from counter top to ceiling creating a hearth effect around my 60" range. This will be my kitchen focal point. Currently my sink is in my center island. My new island will be much larger (12 ft long x 50in wide) but will still contain my sink. I must admit that I probably spend more time standing at my kitchen sink, prepping food, serving the kids , laying out appetizers, cheeseplates, baking, and cleaning up, etc, etc. I like that I am able to talk to everyone at this center island as well as see into our family room. I think if a range hood is in the center island it might look odd coming down from a 20 " ceiling. I also had a downdraft vent that I absolutely hated. I wouldn't suggest getting one of those unless you didn't do a lot of high heat searing and cooking. I feel a down draft vent that will rise up from your cook top might solve your problem and allow you to put the range in your center island. But as I said before , it is my experience that they are not that powerful and don't work as well if you do a lot of high heat searing and cooking. I hope this info helps!...See MoreLighting design help: high vaulted ceilings
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Comments (16)your kitchen does look a lot like the first inspiration photo you posted. therefore I think that it would look really good to do full cabinets up to the ceiling. who cares if they're high out of reach? use them to store rarely used items. before you decide either way, I strongly recommend having your architect do a rendering for you so you can feel more confident about that decision. also, will the windows need to have shades? if not, I'd do a full window with an angled top. but if you need shades, then what you currently have will be easier to deal with (it's too hard to make shades for angled windows, and they usually look weird)....See More
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