Tire of the dust and clutter on top of your cabinets? Here's some ideas for how to close off that space and even create extra storage.
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Extending kitchen cabinets to the ceiling before and after photos below
Extending kitchen cabinets to the ceiling with crown molding
Here I built a closed soffit built above the cabinets and added some layers of crown molding going to the ceiling. This kitchen was also refaced, so the new soffit and molding matched the cabinet color exactly.
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Extending kitchen cabinets to the ceiling by adding small cabinets on top
Here I replace all the upper cabinets with taller ones going to the ceiling. This could be done with single taller doors on each cabinet, or split them like I did here with smaller ones on top. Decorative or standard glass doors on top can add some character to your kitchen .
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Oak kitchen refaced
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Extending kitchen cabinets to the ceiling by moving them up and adding an open shelf
While I've never done this method personally, I think its a great idea, especially if you like a few open shelves!
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Extending kitchen cabinets to the ceiling by replacing the upper cabinets
Don't want to replace your whole kitchen? Why not reface the base cabinets, save your countertops and backsplash, and only replace the upper cabinets with taller ones.
This is the perfect hybrid model between refacing and full cabinet replacment when you want to save your countertops. Theres a lot less disruption of the kitchen to only replace the top cabinets. This of course assumes you want to keep the layout of the base cabinets, and save the counters.
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This is the hybrid model again refacing bases / replacing uppers to ceiling.
- No need to replace conters
- Less disruption
- More storage gained on top
- All oak refaced or replaced with Cherry!
Kitchen cabinets to ceiling ideas
Here's just a few more refacing jobs I've done where the cabinets got extended in one way or another, and the bases were simply refaced.
This is a perfect option when you don't really want to tear out all the cabinets and countertops.
While this costs more than the average refacing job, it costs a lot less than a complete kitchen replacement!
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Pros and cons of having cabinets to the ceiling
I think there are a lot of good reasons to take your cabinets to the ceiling. A lot of builder grade cabinets were put into new homes by contractors who skimped where they could, and install only 30" wall cabinets, leaving almost a foot of empty space to collect dust!
Higher wall cabinets, whether adding to the existing or replacing a little bit to build and install. If you need more storage space, it's a great option.
The downside to high cabinets is that you may need a ladder or stepstool to reach things! So just plan to use this space for items you only use occasionally.
Want to save money over a complete cabinet replacment? Consider refacing the base cabinets with any wood you choose, and replacing only the uppers with matching wood and color! That's the beauty of the reface/replace hybrid for extending cabinets to the ceiling.
I hope this information was useful to you! Send me a message with questions, or anything else that could be added here for others to see!
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Raymond
