Open Shelving Above Kitchen Cabinets

In a beautifully designed and styled kitchen like the one above it s easy to see why.

Open shelving above kitchen cabinets.

But today open shelves have become a sort of decorator s standard. So when we installed the bigger window i removed the apron and shelf above the sink and i boarded up the opening above the cabinet. I felt like the mason jars just collected dust. If your above cabinet space is tall enough add an extra shelf above your cabinets by stacking a board atop three small wine racks.

Even if you re not handy you can get a hardware store to cut the lumber for you. 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. Kinds of open kitchen shelving. When we moved into our house this is what the kitchen looked like.

May 14 2020 open shelves in the kitchen. I wasn t a fan of that either. What s better than one shelf. 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.

To create a more airy feel remove that cabinet and opt for a couple of well placed shelves instead. In most traditional kitchen layouts there is a shorter cabinet placed above the sink. No doors no smoked glass no barriers whatsoever. Replace half of your upper cabinets with open shelves.

Maybe it s the trend towards eliminating clutter thank you marie kondo or maybe it s an overall leaning towards. More than any color style or even sink shape open shelving is arguably the biggest trend in kitchen design right now. 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. Some cabinets skirt convention and have opaque glass doors permitting a fuzzy view of stored contents.

Thanks for the idea one kings lane. Super stylish wall shelf that looks well on this minimalist kitchen. Open shelves are in another category entirely. See more ideas about kitchen inspirations kitchen design home kitchens.

Exposing your clutter to the world is downright terrifying. From an appearance perspective having open shelves allows your kitchen to showcase more personality than wall to wall monotone cabinets. I wasn t in love with the space above the cabinets but i tried to make it work by decorating with vintage mason jars.