Adding Kitchen Cabinets Above Existing Cabinets
Remove existing crown moulding.
Adding kitchen cabinets above existing cabinets. How to add height to kitchen cabinets. But before you tear down your walls and add more cabinets ask yourself if youve already made the most of your existing. Thankfully it went really quickly and was a fairly simple build.
From installing brand new cabinets that fit the space to raising the existing cabinets to adding open shelves to creating small doors to adding some elaborate crown molding. We kreg jigged the frame into the cabinets. Adding smaller cabinets above each existing cabinet to fill the space and make your kitchen look more custom.
That frame above the fridge was a bear to get in. When it comes to kitchen cabinets theres no such thing as too many. I am so thrilled to get this part of the renovation done.
There are many ways to utilize this wasted space including. Create an attractive display shelf for the empty space above your kitchen cabinets. Endless options it seemed.
If youre like most homeowners your cabinets only extend to 84 inches or 7 feet tall which leaves a foot or more of empty space above them. Building cabinets up to the ceiling wow. It will be easier with lighting and it was a lot less work than putting in boards between every cabinet.
If you have empty space above your kitchen cabinets you already know how difficult it is to keep it clean. That baby isnt going anywhere. There were so many ways we could have filled in that space above the cabinets.