Kitchen Cabinets - Stacked Uppers
Christina A
2 years ago
Do not install any glass inserts or puck lighting
Install glass inserts and puck lighting for all stacked uppers
Delete stacked uppers and replace with flip ups
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Is 9' the minimum height for stacked upper cabinets?
Comments (1)My ceiling was about 8'10" and I installed stacked cabinets. I've got the standard space above the countertops (18?) and about 4 inches to spare between the ceiling and uppers that I'm going to fill with crown. I don't see why 8'8" would be a problem at all....See MoreFor 9' ceilings, tall or stacked uppers?
Comments (21)holligator I love the kitchen! Thank you everyone for your responses. The issue of "stacked=busy/limiting" really ate away at me over the weekend. So I did some more research..... Over the weekend I looked at more pictures and nearly googled myself to death looking for ideas. Finally I called the KD and asked him to re-design the uppers using 42" cabinets - the maximum for that manufacturer. This means now they will not be flush with the ceiling. My motivation is that I think 42" cabinets are more useful than 30s topped with 15s. As my mother says, if you don't see it often enough when you look in your cabinet, you'll forget it's there, and then what's the point in having it? Anyway, after I got the drawings, I colored them in like I did with the originals, then passed them around looking for critiques (Mom, DH, and an independent KD). In a nutshell, the 42" cabinets won out. It's simpler, cleaner, and I think gives me more accessible space. It's also several $K less. So what I will have is a to-ceiling corner pantry. Over the fridge and wall ovens (on either side of the pantry) will be "nooks" for putting some decorative things (vase, whatnot) which will reach to the ceiling. The trouble is that for the rest of the upper cabinet run, there will be 9" from the top of the cabinet to the ceiling. No matter what, I will be putting lighting up there (up-lighting). My choices for finishing that area are: 1. Leave it alone with a gap to the ceiling. 2. Build a Soffit down to the cab tops but have it recede (not flush with the front of the cabs - to leave room for the up-lights)This is definitely not my favorite choice since that would be a change order and the drywall is up. 3. Build a decorative wood trim piece in the same dark espresso stain as the cabinets, with geometric cut-outs to allow light to shine though - any handy wood-worker, or I/DH for that matter, should be able to come up with something to prop up there/snap in place so we still have access to the lights. Any other ideas or thoughts on what I'm trying to do? I like my #3 idea because it's different, but not too busy. I'd love to hear other ideas or even "noooo don't do that because xyz!" if it keeps me out of trouble....See MoreStacked cabinets - 39" uppers with 24" stacks above ok?
Comments (4)You are correct that 24" cabinets on top of 39" cabinets will be very top heavy and "push" the lower cabinets down. I would ABSOLUTELY do the 42" cabinets with 18's stacked above with a 9" crown. That will look great. BTW: My ceilings will be 10', so 3" shorter than yours. Here's a computer drawn idea of how mine will look with the 18" uppers on top of the 42" cabinets. This is to scale to give you an idea....See MoreGlass or no glass on stacked uppers??
Comments (14)Thanks so much for all the feedback! I think I’ll likely do some glass on the middle cabinets on the fridge wall and on either side of the range hood. The pictures everyone sent are great. To answer some questions, the fridge is not against a wall, it opens up to a passageway at the end of the kitchen. Our designer has left space for 5 inches of filler along that wall (will be tweaked once we do a final measure), so I rhink we should have enough space to make the fridge function properly. The rangehood is 36” above a 30” dual fuel range. I am going to consider wide drawers on the bottom left of the range- I agree drawers are best for function. At the same time, the cupboard will only have the very select pots and pans that we use everyday, so we won’t be rummaging around much in there. Everything else will be in the blind corner cabinet on the other side or in the pantry (not pictured). I don’t currently have any items specifically assigned to the stacked cabinets- everything fits in the other cabinets. But if My wallet ever recovers from this reno we’ll put things like fancy serving plates, decanters, etc. That we only use once in a while...See Moreshirlpp
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