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Shelves or Cabinets?

10 years ago

My wife and I are trying to make a design choice for kitchen. Ours is a U shaped kitchen and has three windows. We are planning to have a contemporary kitchen. The dilemma is if having shelves adjacent to the hood is a better design vs cabinets. This is still in progress but we are planning to design somewhat like the attached pictures.Please advise.

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Patricia Colwell Consulting

10 years ago

I never like open shelves near a stove the grease gets on the stuff on the shelves no matter how good the hood fan is

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D J
10 years ago
Why not let the windows be the star. I would leave it empty.
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Beth Baize
10 years ago
I think open shelves look good in a staged kitchen. In real life they are dust and grease collectors and completely impractical (IMHO). I believe this trend will pass soon as people realize how messy and high maintenance open shelves are.
D J
10 years ago
Here are some inspiration
chiflipper
10 years ago
No cabinets or shelves. Pick a material for the range wall that you love and carry it window to window.
Bailey R
10 years ago
No shelves.
Ericka Lee
10 years ago
I'd go with a larger range hood to eat into the blank space and tile. If not then open shelves or none.

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