I'm soliciting opinions on my upper cabinets. I attached two
photos. The blue taped area is all coming out. The open space is the
refrigerator that is not changing. The cabinets above the refrigerator
and to the right of the refrigerator are not changing (just being
painted). They are both 12 inches deep. The island is coming out and there is a peninsula going in where the pantry currently stands (directly to the left of the double oven). The double oven will be replaced with countertop and cabinets.

The upper cabinets
that are coming out are currently 24 inches deep. Those will be
replaced with cabinets that are the same height as those to the right of
the refrigerator space. The refrigerator going in will be counter
depth, so it will match the counters which are standard 24 inches.

The
uppers that will go in (to the left of the fridge) can be 16 inches, 14
inches or 12 inches. 12 inches will make the room feel the most open
and will match the other cabs. The 16 inches gives the most storage
pace. Also, since there is an overhang there from the ceiling there
isn't as much space lost from the 4 inches visually, perhaps?

Initially I was thinking to do the 12 inches to be consistent, but now I am reconsidering.

Thoughts?