Kitchen design dilemmas!

6 years ago

I’m noticing in many kitchens the bulkhead protrudes out beyond the line of the cupboard doors/ sides. Can I ask why this is & is there a general rule as to how far out / why you would choose to have them aligned vs protruding? We are getting our bulkhead in (across the range & all cupboards see pic 3) on Monday & I’m quite confused about this point.
Splash backs if you have squareset windows. Large format concrete look tiles? If we go darker, do we have to go to the ceiling to stop it looking odd... hubby likes dark charcoal, I prefer almost white shades of grey. We have slate floors and a pretty low ceiling.
Do we go to windowsill on one side, to under cupboards/range on the other, or full height across the board?
Or do we just go back to white subways & stick to under cupboard height across both sides? Help?
Windows. We have two openings (see old pics) the smaller one on the right is being made square to match the one on the left which is 920 square. It will be above the sink.
Do you think we should still have 2 openings given the one on the left is now an internal opening only?
Also we aren’t tilling the sills, I prefer to use a sill in matching ceasarstone; should we have window sills flush with the window if windows are squareset?

Here are our pics
1 the 80s kitchen
2 first freshen up 10yrs ago
3 current kitchen Pre window/splash/bulkheads
4 larger 600x600 tile colours ... do we do this style or Matte white subways. How far up the wall please? The white sample is our cupboards, on top is our organic white Caesarstone bench Colour... hubby likes darker tiles ...help?

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Gcubed
6 years ago
So one window would be to the outdoors and one to an interior room that appears to have a lot of windows? The room looks very dark now so I’d err on having more natural light. If you only did one real window over the sink, what would you put on the extra wall space? Shelves? Art? Cabinets would be hard to access it seems.
Are the cabinets blue? A simple trim at the top to avoid dusting collecting would keep the modern lines but I’m not a pro or KD.
Also are you changing lighting? I think that can make a big difference. Do that before picking backsplash tile. The under cabinet lights look very yellow. You need 4K LED. What about overhead.
I would figure out window wall and change light bulbs before choosing the tile. You will have a better sense of out dark or light you can go. Also hard to find an endpoint on that window wall so hopefully a pro will chime in!
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Patricia Colwell Consulting
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Why do you need a bulkhead just run run the cabinets to the ceiling or a very simple piece of trim. BTW you need a lot better lighting and all of it 4000K LEDs
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Sabrina Alfin Interiors
6 years ago
The only reason to have a soffit over the cabinets is if there is HVAC equipment running through it that can't be moved. Agree with Patricia. Remove the soffit and run the cabinets up to the ceiling with 3-4" crown molding.
Jessie Dee
Original Author
6 years ago
Agree on lighting. We are getting downlights in :)

I’ll post some more pics, the original vent for the range went through the wall above the lower height cupboards as there’s no roof cavity.
The new cupboards are higher and there’s no way to vent through the wall at that height.
The range would currently vent straight into the wall behind the cupboards if it were on :(