It won’t be on the rim, I specifically made sure the contractor looked at that and it’s about an inch away. Basically he would raise it in the same line as it is now.

World’s worst drawing but here is what he’s thinking to keep the molding from returning more towards the can light. Pic is the profile. The filler would be in same row as it is now. I asked for the decorative trim so there is less flat filler. If everything would go as planned, we’d only be left with approx 3” of the flat filler. Example of what our cabinet company did in their showroom with that deco trim (which is their light rail molding) right above the cabinet and below the filler. Our filler would be bigger.

Here is a pic of exactly what I would want. Seems the can lights are also pretty close to the cabs?

yes they do seem pretty close (too close) which would bug me more than the gap.

Ha! I’m trying to figure out the least offensive option....light too close or gap. If our light is anything like the one in the above pic, I’d be fine with it.

Your sketch indicates there's 9" betw top of cabs & ceiling. That's what I had in original model. I changed to 12" this AM based on comment at top of this thread. 9" too tight for my dummy door suggestion to work. I think sketch concept on right track.

The space is definitely 12”. I don’t remember why he drew the 3” but it made sense at the time.

Funny, I remember looking at this kitchen's hood deciding how high/low we want ours and the splash. it has the same "hairline" gap and doesn't bother me in this kitchen. *sigh*

Oh, I got 9" b/c he had 6" by filler + decorative trim and 3" for crown. 12" gives more options.

Wowza crown! :-o

thats not a crown.... its a dolled up soffit. : )

Dasha, beautiful kitchen! I would close in the 12" but only if I also "dolled up" the soffit on the refrigerator wall (as the last person described your picture)! Otherwise, the additional molding on the range wall will make it look even plainer. Dolling it up would make the whole kitchen look more cohesive. However, because the cabinets are completely under the soffit, that may take some real creativity and problem solving.

It may be my lack of creative imagination, but I don't know there's much that can be done on fridge wall soffit w/o major surgery. There're too many planes involved, and then what do you do over pantry & garage doors to make it look cohesive? Either you have to make all the planes flush ($$$) or you have zig-zags galore.

The fridge side has to stay as is. I don’t mind it at all. It works just fine for us and is also fairly tucked away versus the stars of the show which are the range wall and island. I understand the designer’s eye to make everything cohesive and in the ideal world it would be updated somehow, but honestly, I'm okay with it. :)

I am going to have the same problem and saved some of the same pictures that you shared here. I even asked them not to put molding on top as I figured it would be a step where I could damage the cabinets in trying to remove.

Hi Dasha,

Beautiful kitchen! I'm new to this thread.

I vote that you're overthinking it, your lovely kitchen looks amazing just as it is.

So what if every so often you pop out your step stool and run a cloth on top of your cabinets, you wipe them down anyway, so what?

Spend your $$$ on something else you're craving! That's my vote.

So going on a whim here but if, for some reason, we decide not to fill the gap, should we at least raise the hood and backsplash to the ceiling or leave it? Asking for a friend ;-)

HA!

NO! Walk away from your lovely kitchen! You have a beautiful straight line, it's pleasing to the eye, I wouldn't even call this "the gap" anymore!

That's my vote :)

Ha! Janie, you sound like my husband. Just walk away .... from the entire house!

LOL!

No, just the kitchen, it's gorgeous!

Now how about a bathroom, a closet, an office, your yard (spring will be here soon) isn't there something else to futz with?

I regret nothing!! :-)

It looks fabulous! I'm glad you are happy with it, that's all that matters. :)

Thank you, Terravista! I knew the gap would keep bugging me if I didn’t close it. :)

It seems so much more “finished” now. And adds a very built-in, custom look. I’m probably the only one that really noticed that gap before, though. Ha.

I love it, but I am a big proponent of raising the cabinets all the way when possible for exactly the reason you said - finished and built-in look. :)

Hmmm, what if you just paint it white. Then decide how you feel about it? Paint is cheap-

Bravo! How'd the light & crown over the oven cabinet turn out?

Gorgeous! What is your wall paint color?

Patricia Colwell Consulting, LMAO, glad we all grew-up. Sorry if it wasn't intended to be funny. But I'm 5'4. average but still Short and not I repeat not growing any more. I just decided to use the top shelves to display whatever. My 6'8, nephew was visiting and helping me with the dishes..two years later while painting I found a bowl I thought my sister took home with her..

athomeeileen, wall color is BM’s Balboa Mist. :)

Saabs, I tried to reply to your msg., but it bounced back. My answer is a resounding, "Heck, no!"

It looks so good!! Totally worth it!

Dasha, suggestion. I see names of posters who I don't remember from your original Design Delimma post a year ago before you started your kitchen reno. Post a "way before" pic w/ original K for them.

I just want to say that is one gorgeous kitchen! I hope you are loving it :)

Bruce, that really was "way before"!! Here is our kitchen when we first bought the house. I always knew I wanted an update and it took us 4 years to finally pull the plug on it. :)

Thank you so much for the sweet comments, it means a lot to me!! This K update has been quite the project. I will take some pics with the big camera and post a bit later with the final final outcome.

Closing that gap really does give it a finished and "grand" look. And the lack of dust up there helps!

Before

After remodel, but before filling ceiling gap

After filling ceiling gap

Ha, thanks suzyq!!

Got a few pics during the daylight. :-)

Suzyq, do you approve of the changes?! ;-)

Oh yes, its a beautiful kitchen and you've done a great job with the finishes and getting the exact look you wanted. I'm sure you will love using it too.

I love how the grout line mimics the wine storage.

This is pretty amazing and exactly how I want to do our kitchen once our house is done. do you have pics of how they did this? pics during the construction?

Hi Jay! Thank you for the kind words. Are you asking about the entire kitchen remodel or just how we closed the "gap"?

Just the closed gap. Thanks!

Gotchya! I will try to explain, as I do not have pics while our carpenter was doing it.

The gap is about 11.5" between top of cabs and ceiling. We first added light rail molding right on top of the cabinets for detail (it has a 1/2 inch edge "lip") next went in about a 6" filler that secured right behind the light rail on top of that was a 3" filler to add height. The crown molding we used is the same one that we have around ceiling of that room at 4.25" (ended up being much cheaper this way and profiles matched) and then we added the "face" of another light rail molding right under the crown molding to add interest and conceal the seam between the fillers. All materials were from our cabinet company except for the crown. I got the exact cabinet paint color from the cabinet company and had all the crown painted to match.

This is not a pretty picture, but shows what we ended up doing (side ways view).

Found a few pics, actually. These are before anything was actually installed or touched up/painted.

And these are examples of how they did it in our cabinet company’s showroom...just depends how much space you need to cover.

Thank you! I hope my cabinet company will offer the material to match (or tell me what paint they are using).

How much did it cost to fill the gap including the filler, crown and labour cost? I am in the exact same situation and my kitchen looks very similar to your before pictures.

How much did it cost?