More and more kitchen designs are ditching upper cabinets in favor of a more open and airy scheme. It also tailors toward the desire for a cozier, lived-in space, but what's replacing classic ...

“The empty walls above the cabinets are a great way to display collections of vintage plates,” she says. In a Malibu, California, beach house kitchen belonging to designers Nathan Turner and ...

so that it can fit in the corner of the kitchen. Most kitchens have wall cabinets. At 12 to 17 inches deep, wall cabinets are attached to wall studs and are elevated about 18 inches above the ...

This kitchen, by Tammara Stroud Design in ... the choice (note the wall paint above the cabinets) fades into the background, allowing the finishes to be the main attraction. As a third option ...

While upper cabinets in kitchens can almost double ... which features a trio of wall lamps above it. The kitchen's clean lines are echoed in the rhythmic light oak beams that are arranged across ...

KITCHEN CABINETS would seem to be a straightforward matter. Surely, their size and placement is standard and most cabinet makers adhere to the rules. Fair enough, but what if that "standard" no ...