Space Between Kitchen Cabinets And Ceiling
Design tips for a perfect meet up of cabinets and ceiling taller cabinets.
Space between kitchen cabinets and ceiling. Using 42 tall upper cabinets. Here is the same kitchen with a riser molding added below the crown molding which takes the cabinets all the way to the ceiling. If someone knows of a historical reason please illuminate me in the comments.
You know that wasted space between the top of the kitchen cabinets and the ceiling. How to fill space between cabinets and ceiling here are several options 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. Ceilings higher than ten feet are usually too high to accommodate cabinets that extend all the way up.
Build a two by four frame that extends from the ceiling joists to the top of the cabinets to hide any opening larger than 6 inches. Many homeowners have wondered about that somewhat useless space that exists between the top of their upper kitchen cabinets and the ceiling. Not only will you never be able to reach the top shelf cabinets that high can start to look bulky and overwhelming.
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. As someone who appreciates decor and design though and perhaps as someone that s perpetually looking for more storage you know that odd corners and tight spots can always be improved in some way. It also helps make the ceiling appear larger by having the cabinets touch the ceiling.
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. I do not know. The riser molding is outlined in red.
Or it is filled in the construction term is fur down to cover ac duct work plumbing and or electrical. Below i ll share photo examples and the why behind how i filled the space above cabinets in my own home. Cover a large gap with drywall.