Ceiling Height Kitchen Cupboards
There are a few different factors to consider before deciding whether or not to extend your cabinets.
Ceiling height kitchen cupboards. Our diy coastal kitchen. Many people think of a kitchen as more beautiful and luxurious when there are ceiling height cabinets. And there is good reason for this as wall cabinets with these proportions are fairly accessible to most people standing on the floor or using a short stepladder. So you get lots of storage for everything from saucepans and cereal packets to mixing bowls.
For all the advantages of ceiling height cabinets there are also a few disadvantages. Extending kitchen cabinets to the ceiling is a great way to increase cabinet storage space and make your kitchen appear larger. You can decide what fittings you want inside like adjustable shelves and drawers. This design shows crown molding on top of 36 tall uppers and a small space between the crown and ceiling.
For example a well placed pendant light that hangs from the ceiling and hovers over a center island can add a chic touch to your kitchen and make it feel cozier. They give your kitchen a finished look ceiling height cabinets make a kitchen look cohesive and high end. The riser molding is outlined in red. Full height kitchen cabinets.
Tall kitchen cabinets are most typically 84 or 96 inches tall. The top row of cabinets can be fully framed to hide less used items or open framed to display your favorite dishes and decor. A 96 inch tall cabinet will run floor to ceiling in a standard 8 foot room while an 84 inch tall cabinet provides a foot of breathing room and can offer a uniform line with surrounding wall cabinets. Now the cabinets look so tall and it makes it feel like we have so much more height in our kitchen.
Here is the same kitchen with a riser molding added below the crown molding which takes the cabinets all the way to the ceiling. With their range of heights widths depths and colors our tall kitchen cabinets can fit in pretty much any kitchen. Full ceiling height cabinets are an excellent way to add dimension to your kitchen while also increasing storage. Factor in the height of ceilings and trim when determining cabinet size and position.
T all cabinet height. A lot of people have asked us for advice on how to decorate over your kitchen cabinets honestly i think that extending the cabinets to the ceiling looks much nicer than filling the gap with fake plants. Cons of ceiling height cabinets 1. Most homes built in the last 50 years have kitchen cabinets that are 32 or 36 inches tall installed so there is a gap of 1 to 2 feet between the tops of the cabinets and the ceiling.
Cabinets are sold in standard heights of 30 36 or 42 inches.