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Space Above Kitchen Cabinets
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE
above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? |
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Jerry wrote:
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Tell your wife to buy collectible plates -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
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On Oct 8, 4:11 pm, Jerry wrote:
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Store seldom-used pots and pans up there? Better than what the PO's of my house did which was to enclose that space with drywall. nate |
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My Dad boxed his in using hidden hinges and latches. IT looked like any old
soffit but if you pushed in the right spot, the door hinged up and exposed a hidden storage space. OF course none of us were tall enough to reach it so it didnt get used very often (mostly to hide the christmas presents that nobody liked but just couldnt dispose of.) "Jerry" wrote in message ... Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? |
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On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:16:46 GMT, "dadiOH"
wrote: Jerry wrote: Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Tell your wife to buy collectible plates Dang...I forgot about all those Olde Britain Castles plates! |
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On Oct 8, 3:24 pm, Jerry wrote:
On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:16:46 GMT, "dadiOH" wrote: Jerry wrote: Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Tell your wife to buy collectible plates Dang...I forgot about all those Olde Britain Castles plates! Put flourescent light fixtures up there, ive just done it in the last 8 kitchens, lights up the ceiling nicely, |
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On 8 Oct, 16:11, Jerry wrote:
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Hide up there when the in-laws come over. |
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On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:11:50 GMT, Jerry wrote:
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? I put a nice radio up there with a remote control. I think it is a Cambridge Soundworks. Don www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom). |
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Jerry wrote in news:rj3lg39vna9c88uaq1utv639co3tcval4a@
4ax.com: Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Trinkets, misc "straw" thingys, lighting, etc. Here's what I did with the space on one kitchen I redid. http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=w7bxxi&s=2 What it was like befo http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2wqzrm8&s=2 |
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On Oct 8, 3:11 pm, Jerry wrote:
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Speakers for the sound system. You can shake your booty while you cook. [8~{} Uncle Monster |
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In article . com, ransley wrote:
Put flourescent light fixtures up there, ive just done it in the last 8 kitchens, lights up the ceiling nicely, Yup, that's what I would do. You should be able to create some bright but very diffuse lighting for the work areas. -- |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| | Malcolm Hoar "The more I practice, the luckier I get". | | Gary Player. | | http://www.malch.com/ Shpx gur PQN. | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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"Jerry" wrote in message ... Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? == Put 11 inch cabinets there? |
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Jerry wrote:
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? I keep nice mixing bowls and serving bowls in the space - very handy, and I don't have to dig around in a cupboard for them. Even have room for Jack D. to stand in the corner. |
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On Tue, 09 Oct 2007 06:41:07 -0400, Norminn
wrote: Jerry wrote: Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? I keep nice mixing bowls and serving bowls in the space - very handy, and I don't have to dig around in a cupboard for them. Even have room for Jack D. to stand in the corner. I leave the space above the cabinets uncluttered. It makes for faster, easier cleaning. |
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On Oct 9, 6:11 am, Jerry wrote:
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Firstly, kitchen low priority. The kitchen is for getting food and pinching the wifes bum when she is cooking and can't deflect your advances. Second, do not store anything up there it will gather dust and look even worse than an empty space. Third, start brewing your own beer and store the bottles up there. This will drive the wife crazy and she will insist that you store your bottles in the shed/workshop or basement. You will move your bottles and get to spend some quality time in the shed. Your wife will take possession of the space above the cupboards and the problem will now be hers. Job done. Seriously, cupboards up that high are a waste of time (unless really really need the space) we have some up high in our kitchen with a similar gap above. We used to store baskets up there but my wife is not tall enough to reach them so they just got covered in dust and we obviously didn't need them so finally ended up throwing them out. The flourescent lights are not a bad idea, add it to the list of things to do before you die. I reckon drywalling it the best option, it may seem a waste of space, but it will tidy it up nicely and there will be no issues with dust, hideous plates bought from the back of readers digest or relationship issues resulting from too much home brewed beer. Plus an extra bonus with the drywalling job is that you are close to the fridge and may be able to get the odd bum pinch in while you are doing the job. What more could a man want, tools, food and sex (well a knock back anyway). |
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In America, a wife's bum is a husband
"AussieRich" wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 9, 6:11 am, Jerry wrote: Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Firstly, kitchen low priority. The kitchen is for getting food and pinching the wifes bum when she is cooking and can't deflect your advances. Second, do not store anything up there it will gather dust and look even worse than an empty space. Third, start brewing your own beer and store the bottles up there. This will drive the wife crazy and she will insist that you store your bottles in the shed/workshop or basement. You will move your bottles and get to spend some quality time in the shed. Your wife will take possession of the space above the cupboards and the problem will now be hers. Job done. Seriously, cupboards up that high are a waste of time (unless really really need the space) we have some up high in our kitchen with a similar gap above. We used to store baskets up there but my wife is not tall enough to reach them so they just got covered in dust and we obviously didn't need them so finally ended up throwing them out. The flourescent lights are not a bad idea, add it to the list of things to do before you die. I reckon drywalling it the best option, it may seem a waste of space, but it will tidy it up nicely and there will be no issues with dust, hideous plates bought from the back of readers digest or relationship issues resulting from too much home brewed beer. Plus an extra bonus with the drywalling job is that you are close to the fridge and may be able to get the odd bum pinch in while you are doing the job. What more could a man want, tools, food and sex (well a knock back anyway). |
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On Oct 8, 1:11 pm, Jerry wrote:
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Box it in is the best option. There comes a point where style should give way to practical. Anything stored up there, or just left empty is a dust collector. Some people might use it for storeage but I wouldn't. I am 6' but still need a 'grabber' or stool to get things off the top shelf of the cabinets as it is. Harry K |
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"AussieRich" wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 9, 6:11 am, Jerry wrote: Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Fairly useless area. We made the space a feature, by putting low wattage rope lighting along the back of the top cabinets, so at night the slight illumination would kill the dark shadows in that area, making it dramatic vs cavernous.. |
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ransley wrote:
On Oct 8, 3:24 pm, Jerry wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2007 20:16:46 GMT, "dadiOH" wrote: Jerry wrote: Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Tell your wife to buy collectible plates Dang...I forgot about all those Olde Britain Castles plates! Put flourescent light fixtures up there, ive just done it in the last 8 kitchens, lights up the ceiling nicely, Nice idea. As I'm considering building a new home, I'm going to keep that in mind. But, what I did in this house when remodeling, was to buy 36" upper cabinets instead of 30". I then dropped the ceiling around the perimeter of the kitchen .... about 2' out. In the middle of the kitchen is rectangle of the original height ceiling. To make it interesting, instead of just a rectangle, I cut off the corners making it a stretched octagon. On the vertical between the original ceiling and the dropped ceiling, about 6", we put a wallpaper boarder. In addition, in the original ceiling are 2 small skylight ports, about 22" x 30". The skylights are great, because the kitchen was very dark. Boy, that was hard to describe. I know it's probably too late for the OP, but most people really like the look. |
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On Oct 8, 4:11 pm, Jerry wrote:
Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Put some silk vines up there. Like this: http://cdn.overstock.com/images/products/P10446999.jpg |
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Harry K wrote:
On Oct 8, 1:11 pm, Jerry wrote: Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Box it in is the best option. There comes a point where style should give way to practical. Anything stored up there, or just left empty is a dust collector. Some people might use it for storeage but I wouldn't. I am 6' but still need a 'grabber' or stool to get things off the top shelf of the cabinets as it is. Harry K I agree with you Harry. Having had upper cabinets both ways I prefer a soffit over the cabs rather than open, or have the cabs go up to the ceiling with smaller compartments and doors along the top; which catch all the stuff you tend to forget about :-) Another consideration is to lower the entire ceiling and have recessed lighting and add the cans as well. Like this: http://www.toltec-carpentry.com/imag...ughed%20in.jpg http://tinyurl.com/3e5gcn |
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Ha. My summer project ended up ripping this ceiling out of my kitchen and
putting in a regular height ceiling with pot lights. In my case the middle recess was filled with two fluorescent fixtures and there was another little fluorescent fixture recessed above the sink. Now in our case the kitchen is fairly small at about 10 X 10. On top of that the entrance into the kitchen was cut in half by a peninsula containing the dishwasher. It was very bright so I wouldn't say it was cave-like but I felt that the drop ceiling made the space feel even smaller than it was. We have standard 8' ceilings so the kitchen was only 7"4". (I also cut out the peninsula and moved the dishwasher to beside the sink, so the room is now an open U rather than semi closed in.) We think the kitchen feels much bigger now, part of that is the visual effect of seeing the top of the walls behind the top cupboards and that it is less demarked as a separate space from the adjoining eating area. It's a visual reminder that the room is 10 x 10 even though 3 sides of the room are occupied with cabinets and appliances reducing the floor space almost in half. So for your consideration, think about the visual impact closing off this space will have on the room. A larger space or higher ceilings would impact the decision. I do like the rope light idea suggested earlier, I think I'll be giving that a try. Jeff "Manster" wrote in message ... Harry K wrote: On Oct 8, 1:11 pm, Jerry wrote: Any suggestions on what to do with the 11 inch spaces that WILL BE above newly installed kitchen cabinets, other than let them collect dust? Box it in is the best option. There comes a point where style should give way to practical. Anything stored up there, or just left empty is a dust collector. Some people might use it for storeage but I wouldn't. I am 6' but still need a 'grabber' or stool to get things off the top shelf of the cabinets as it is. Harry K I agree with you Harry. Having had upper cabinets both ways I prefer a soffit over the cabs rather than open, or have the cabs go up to the ceiling with smaller compartments and doors along the top; which catch all the stuff you tend to forget about :-) Another consideration is to lower the entire ceiling and have recessed lighting and add the cans as well. Like this: http://www.toltec-carpentry.com/imag...ughed%20in.jpg http://tinyurl.com/3e5gcn |
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