Upper kitchen cabinet shallower next to window
We're preparing to order new cabinets and I've been mulling over what to do about the shallower upper cabinet adjacent to the window. Visually it bothers me, and it's also too shallow to be very useful.
We are changing the kitchen layout by moving a 30" range to the wall and removing the peninsula. We're also removing the uppers to the left of the window to give more counter space and bring in more light. Here are some options for the shallow cabinet:
Option A. Replace shallow cabinet and cabinet on opposite end with open shelving. I included a photo from Houzz with a similar layout for reference.
Option B. Make this an open cabinet for cookbooks, plants, etc.
Option C. Ignore the depth difference and have one glass front cabinet on either side of the under cabinet range hood to distract from the difference.
Option D. ???? No uppers and install a wall mounted range hood and open shelving.
Any and all advice appreciated! Thanks!
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Sarah S
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denkyem
2 years agoThanks! This was the "before". As you can see these ratty old cabinets were shallower and went right to the window, and we have a brief moment of panic when we realized we couldn't do that with the 15 inch deep Ikea uppers we were planning to use, but we were really pleased with the open shelving accent solution. Great place to keep a plant too in terms of sun!
Sally T
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2 years agoTrudy P
2 years agoAnother vote for option A or D here, depending on the ventilation you plan on having. Here's another example of boxy cabinets next to windows.
Sarah S
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