What to do with the upper kitchen cabinets?
Taylor Baxley
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Comments (23)All great suggestions. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Thank you for the drawings, too, that helps a lot. Still don't know what exactly to do. I am kind of giving up on the idea of a pot rack on the open wall, as it maybe too narrow. I guess I will know better, when things come to place. The bump out is 12" in. The gap is actually 7 3/8" total, I think, so with the cabinetry, the gap will be about 6". I guess, it is hard to know exactly without putting the cabinets up, since our walls may not be all even, so I am holding of until we know better. On the other hand, this may interfere with the installation of the hood cabinet, too, as you have to install these pull outs before they are surrounded by other cabinets and it maybe better to have everything at hand. Trying to decide. Thanks again! Pinar...See MoreWhat do you put in your 15 inch upper wall cabinets?
Comments (15)I would mark off the interior space on a flat surface (consider if your face frames to block part of the access). Put the stuff you want to store in the taped off area to give you a better idea of what might fit. You might only get one stack of bowls there, and maybe 3 columns of glasses. In my old kitchen, I had a corner cabinet with an angled door that was maybe 15". I used it for glasses. There was plenty of space in the cabinet, but the door really limited access and I hated it. If possible, consider a drawer for smaller spices or else they will be buried behind one another and difficult to locate and access....See MoreInset uppers with full overlay lower - what to do with pantry cabinet?
Comments (4)Here's another option. The first custom cabinet maker that I interviewed suggested eliminating the rail between the inset drawers. I didn't even know this was possible so I started looking for pictures before I decided to do this. I have regular inset in my master bath and knew that I did not want to lose drawer height as my previous kitchen was frameless. The national company that I went with also offers inset with no rails. I opted to keep rails on everything above counter height. I have two tall pantry cabinets on either side of my refrigerator. Each pantry base has a drawer with a pullout below (no rail between) and two doors above with a rail separating them. Not one person has noticed that I've eliminated the rails in all of my lower cabinets....See MoreWhat to do with fridge in kitchen with no upper cabinets?
Comments (5)Free standing fridges get filthy on top. The dust and grime that collects up there, is disgusting. Had that situation in two apartments, when we were newly married. Vowed never to have to deal with that, once we bought a home. Even though we couldn’t afford a high end reno of the kitchen in our first home, the only splurge item I insisted on, was a built in SZ. Have never looked back. Since you are dead set against having any upper cabinetry, I suggest you look into dish drawers, installed under your counters...and plan on having an extra fridge in the laundry room, or garage....See MoreSabrina Alfin Interiors
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