Do you have images? Drawings of your cabinet design? Sometimes seeing can be easier to decide.

I have 10 foot ceilings and ended up not going with the stacked. I love the look of stacked but I didn't want them to look like they were being squeezed into the space.

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Thanks so much. We are getting an updated draft tomorrow. I will post then. I love the look of glass uppers! Well see what Kd thinks too. Appreciate all the pics! Soo helpful.

I know this is an old thread but I'm wondering what you finally decided on? I'm having the exact same dilemma with wanting to take my cabinets to the ceiling in my 9' kitchen. KD is encouraging the 18/30 because of the single cabinet option (Kraftmaid) but I think the ratio looks way too top heavy. I'm leaning towards 15/33, even with the additional cost. Spending a couple thousand more for cabinets I love will be a much easier pill to swallow than $30k on cabinets I regret, I think.

So we delayed the project but are back working on it. We have a new contractor and their Kd is suggesting 18/30 split. Here is a kitchen they just did. It looks ok to me

I am not a fan of the upper stack being glass doors. Of course many people love them. I will tell you my reasons why I don't. First, what do you put up there? Displays of what? And what you do put up there will be too high up for people to see them properly. Second - do you now have to pay for expensive lighting inside those glass cabinets? And if you do, realistically how often will you turn them on? Third - I like when the lower stack has the glass fronted doors instead of the upper stack. The reason is that it takes advantage of the lightness and light reflection of the larger doors of the lower stack. The upper doors won't provide that. Fourth - you can put your dishware and glasses there, and when people are over they can help themselves rather than trying to figure out where your coffee mugs or glasses are. Fifth - if you use a few of the lower stack for the glass doors, then the upper stack with solid doors can be used for needed storage, why forego that storage space.

All that being said, if you prefer the upper stack as glass, go for it! I am just giving MHO.