Open Shelving Above Kitchen Cabinets

May 14 2020 open shelves in the kitchen.

Open shelving above kitchen cabinets.

In most traditional kitchen layouts there is a shorter cabinet placed above the sink. More than any color style or even sink shape open shelving is arguably the biggest trend in kitchen design right now. In a beautifully designed and styled kitchen like the one above it s easy to see why. If you d been renovating your kitchen just a few years ago wall mounted cabinets that lived above your countertops would have been a forgone conclusion.

Maybe it s the trend towards eliminating clutter thank you marie kondo or maybe it s an overall leaning towards. I wasn t a fan of that either. Super stylish wall shelf that looks well on this minimalist kitchen. From an appearance perspective having open shelves allows your kitchen to showcase more personality than wall to wall monotone cabinets.

To create a more airy feel remove that cabinet and opt for a couple of well placed shelves instead. Kinds of open kitchen shelving. When we moved into our house this is what the kitchen looked like. Standard kitchen wall cabinets have solid doors for the primary reason of hiding the contents inside.

Yes the chaos exists but it feels way less real when it s concealed behind closed cabinet doors if you ve been resisting open shelving. This area is an ideal storage space for dish soaps and anything you don t mind being exposed to humidity from the sink. I felt like the mason jars just collected dust. Vasagle bathroom tall cabinet freestanding linen tower storage cabinet with 3 open shelves and double doors for living room kitchen entryway 23 6 x 12 8 x 60 6 inches matte white ubbc82wt 115 99 115.

See more ideas about kitchen inspirations kitchen design home kitchens. No doors no smoked glass no barriers whatsoever. Even if you re not handy you can get a hardware store to cut the lumber for you. Some cabinets skirt convention and have opaque glass doors permitting a fuzzy view of stored contents.

If your above cabinet space is tall enough add an extra shelf above your cabinets by stacking a board atop three small wine racks. I wasn t in love with the space above the cabinets but i tried to make it work by decorating with vintage mason jars. Thanks for the idea one kings lane. Open shelves are in another category entirely.

Replace half of your upper cabinets with open shelves. But today open shelves have become a sort of decorator s standard. What s better than one shelf.