I'm about to put a new kitchen in my Victorian house. At the moment there is a huge 2ft space above the wall units and I'm wondering if I should add a line of smaller cupboards above for extra storage (which I could really do with)? Or will this emphasise the ceiling height even more and look weird? Should I consider lowering the ceiling to make it feel more homely?
You are keeping the current kitchen? Can you raise the wall units to leave a bigger gap? I actually hate the standard gap of 45cm between worktop and wall units and find it really enclosed.
I love a tall ceiling so it's about working with it and emphasising the height. Using top boxes can work on tall units but look overbalanced and looming on wall cupboards. Use LED light strips to create uplighting so that the space becomes a beautiful feature, rather than a dark space. Feel free to get in touch for an hour's chat on zoom if you want to bounce some ideas around together. www.coveykitchens.co.uk
We had this same issue and decided to raise the cupboards up to be at the same height as our extractor fan, which reduced the gap between the top of them and the ceiling. We then added a shelf where the usual cupboard height would have been. Made the wall feel more open and spacious and played well with the height of the ceiling without costing us a fortune in more cupboards!
Storage absolutely, You just answered your own question. It will not look odd as long as everything matches. And you can also put up trailing plants, and amazing lighting.
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Ellie
The Kitchen Lady UK
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