Too Much Stepping on Cabinets?

17 years ago

I am finishing up a design and was stepping up some of my cabinets from 36-42", but i was wondering if perphaps I was stepping up too many cabinets

On my L wall it goes Frige-12" cab-30" cab- 24"cab- corner- 30" cab

- The frige, 30", and corner are stepped up to 42"

On straight wall it's 24"-18"-30"-18"- 30" double ovens

- Only the 18"'s are at 36" high, rest stepped up to 42"

Basically it's an up-down-up-down- etc situation. Is that too much variation? thanks

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frodo_2009
17 years ago
it would be to much for my eye..drop the 18 the same
its to "busy"
idrive65
17 years ago
That sounds much to choppy for my taste! Have you created an elevation drawing? Do you like the look?
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evilbunnie
17 years ago
I am not a fan of the varied cab heights, except where they make sense bc of a particular feature (i.e. corner, around a window, or something). Too much visual variation will look busy and disorganized I think. I think idrive's suggestion of an elevation drawing is critical. How does it look to you when all those different heights are put together? If you like it, you're the boss!
slateberry
17 years ago
Hee hee, my kids climb all over my kitchen and that's what I thought about when I read your title, lol!
pharaoh
17 years ago
I prefer a solid bank of cabinets. No stepping in height or depth (unless necessary due to structural constraints).
sue_ct
17 years ago
I have the varying heights and I really like it. I ca't figure out what you mean here, though. How many heights do you have? Do you have 12, 24, 30 and 42 inch heights or are some of those dimensions with width of the cabinets? In my L shaped kitchen I only have 3 areas where the cabinets are higher, over the OTR mw, the corner cabinet and the cabinet over the refigerator. All others are the same height. So I have one raised cabinet on each wall and one in the corner.

Sue
oruboris
17 years ago
My theory: the higher ones should be used to emphasize a design element like punctuation emphasizes a point, n!o&t S;c"a,t?t'r:e>d R*a@n(d)o:m_l+y for no apparent reason.
sue_ct
17 years ago
I think you can use the alternating heights just to add interest as well as for function, as long as they are balanced and don't highlight anything that you would rather down play. The stove area is frequently a focal point and even when you don't have different height cabinets, you have a hood that goes to the ceiling. My corner cabinet that is higher is a lighted display cabinet, and the cabinet over the refrigerator is functional. I have low ceilings and in order to put a cabinet over the refrigerator and crown moldings, it had to go the ceiling. Try for restraint and balance and I am sure it will look fine.

Sue