The door style and crown build up are more traditional than transitional. You need light rail to go with that for sure. It helps to shield any glare from your under cabinet lighting.

Why are the cabinets being site finished? Will they be using conversion varnish? Will they remove the doors and drawer fronts and hardware, and then spray those off site?

I wouldn't do a trim

If it didn't have that huge crown on the top, I would say no trim. But that size of crown looks top heavy to me and I feel like the trim on the bottom would add balance. Especially with the trim columns you show that will flank the stove.

No trim. Adding trim is more of a traditional look, rather than transitional and clean.

No trim. It will just be another ledge to collect dust.

I don't love how it looks with trim, but it's your call.

It gives it a much more traditional look. I would say no if you are going transitional.

That kitchen veered away from Transitional 15 decisions ago. Every detail is darn Traditional. The doors. The details beside the range. That oversized stacked crown. That sets the table squarely as Traditional. Don’t stop now. It’s unfinished with out light rail. Even a simple light rail.

The bigger concern is the bugs and dust and painted drawer glides that result from site finished cabinets. And the lack of durability. You just don’t finish in people’s homes. Setting up an explosion proof booth in open concept is doomed. That’s a hack process. All true custom cabinetry is finished in the cabinet maker’s shop, in his clean room. This must be TX.

I think the trim looks great and your kitchen looks AWESOME! Who cares if the top molding is traditional and the rest leans transitional. "Rules" were meant to be broken. I also LOVE the pendant lights you picked. Will all look great!

Have you thought about under cabinet lighting? If it is placed against the wall, you may need trim to hide the light fixtures. If you decide against trim, you might prefer narrow light channels installed at the front of the cabinet.

I have the latter and am much happier than when lights were at the back of the cabinet. The new fixtures are concealed without adding trim, and the light shining on the countertop is continuous and even.

I know this doesn't speak to your question about the overall aesthetic, but it might be something to consider.

CA? Then it’s far worse. CA doesn’t even allow the most durable solvent or water based products to be used by small firms. Much less in home. In CA, ordering post catalyzed finished products from an out of state manufacturer is the only way to go.

Trim or no trim, either way will look nice. Personally, I prefer no trim. If you do decide to go with a trim piece I would go for the last (thinner) trim option you posted above.

In my house, if we can't decide, we flip a coin. Generally, when the coin is in the air you will root one way or the other before it lands. That is the one you know you truly want. It might help here.

Good luck!

Small trim for the bottom.

Assuming there is a recess in the bottom of the cabinet for the lighting to "hide" I would go no trim...

The bottom trim sorta makes it look like you hung a china cabinet on the wall. Also, I've seen more than a few site-finished cabinet installs that turned out beautifully and held up well. It can be done without the world ending :)

Depends on whether you need the trim to hide undercabinet lighting.

That large size of crown makes it traditional. And inset cabinetry, the lanterns you chose, and the Shaw’s sink too. And the little cabinetry stack on top. A transitional layout would have had a smaller crown thereby allowing a different proportion of the stacked cabinets so that the upper stack would be larger than what you have. I don’t see even a hint of transitional anywhere, or see why you mention transitional, but I am not seeing all your choices for the kitchen. Add the trim.

While you are in this stage, please lower your backsplash receptacles and make them horizontal. What KD places them that high up? Make the change while you still can or they will stick out in your backsplash. Here are a couple pics I got from quick googling to show you what I mean.

Definitely yes to the light rail trim and yes to the smaller choice that you posted.

i think most cabinetry looks better with the light rail trim. Definitely yours. Just my opinion!

Your cabinets look absolutely beautiful, with or without trim. When deciding what to do, just consider what do you like better. Labels like ''traditional'' or ''transitional'' don't mean a lot when you know what you love and you already have a plan for the rest of the kitchen. But personally, I prefer the look without trim.

No bottom trim and can you get rid of or modernize and reduce in size the top crown? its not transitional, its very traditional