Just extend the soffit above the rest. There’s no real functional gain for what you are proposing with that many cabinets in the kitchen. Additional storage at must have a step stool to access is outweighed by the mess and expense, when there’s already plenty of storage.

Cabinets are permanently installed built in obstacles. All floating floors should go around built ins, with an expansion gap, not under them. Only permanently fastened floors like wood or tile go under cabinets. The cabinets themselves need to be shimmed to the finished floor height, as that finished floor is the basis of all room measurements.

I was wondering with Sayerlack and Envirolak, which one is overall better or are they about the same to refinish cabinets?

@Helen Spiel The stiles and rails on Lowes Shaker-style Kraftmaid cabinets (name is Deveron) are 2-3/16 inch wide. There are a few "white oak" wood options with a variety of stains, though I am not familiar with them since I am purchasing white cabinets. Kraftmaid has a new wood stain called Shortbread which is light and clean looking. 30% off right now, although that special runs every other week. I prefer Lowes to Home Depot because I cannot abide by the strong chemical smells characteristic of HD stores, and Lowes employees seem to be at a higher caliber than HD kitchen folks. In 2004 we renovated a kitchen using Kraftmaid cabinets. We repainted those cabinets white in 2022 and sold the house in a week. There were never any structural issues with the cabinets. I will be ordering my white shaker cabinets from Lowes tomorrow. You might hire a designer as well or your GC might have one. It's up to you. You have more options with a cabinet maker, for sure. I hope you enjoy the planning stage! PS What are rubbed glass doors?