Kitchen Cabinets To The Ceiling Or Leave A Space

Plus ceiling height cabinets give your kitchen a more finished higher end feel.

Kitchen cabinets to the ceiling or leave a space. This is one of the reasons that most people leave some. Here is the same kitchen with a riser molding added below the crown molding which takes the cabinets all the way to the ceiling. This design shows crown molding on top of 36 tall uppers and a small space between the crown and ceiling.

Especially when it comes to cabinetry. Here are some reasons why kitchen cabinets should not go to the ceiling. Tall kitchen cabinetry was the standard back then.

If you have a space grater than 12 a good alternative would be to give it the look of open cabinets as I did in my Laundry Room HERE. Easy access to kitchen cabinets is one thing a lot of people want and if you also want this then your cabinets should not go all the way up to the ceiling. The space above my kitchen cabinets was only 12 from the top of the cabinets to the ceiling.

I would take the cabinets to the ceiling. You can build the cabinets to the ceiling most expensive option keep the area open no cost build a soffit to match the cabinets or add a drywall soffit. Kitchen cabinets are the focal point for many kitchens and homeowners often ask if their kitchen cabinets should go to the ceiling.

The riser molding is outlined in red. 6 Never run cabinets all the way to the ceiling without a two piece crown molding or a solid wood spacer. You cant go wrong with keeping it classic.

Or as Morgane from Bear Dolly and Moi did. Below Ill share photo examples and the why behind how I filled the space above cabinets in my own home. It is vital to point out that most people prefer to use 42 tall upper cabinets as they accord them much more space while also touching the ceiling thus making it appear visibly larger.