I agree. I would use thin plywood as I find it a little more user friendly but basically just build the smallest box possible to hide it and paint it the wall color. In one project where the clients didn’t want the cabinets to go to the ceiling but we had to conceal a duct we built the whole wall out 6”- no one notices.

Keep your solution simple.

And this, my friends, is why cabinets should go to the ceiling. I disagree with the collective opinion. Get wider crown trim for all the cabinets and close in the gap between the cabinets and the celing.

I agree with Millworkman. Box in with drywall & paint to match the wall color. That is what I did in a past kitchen. You don't even need a wood frame--framing would make the enclosure larger. I cut the drywall pieces precisely for a light friction fit and used sewing T pins at the outside corners to hold it together. Mud & tape all the corners--makes it really solid. (My drywall box was taller than yours will be.) Then paint the wall color.

Virtually disappears. All you need are drywall scraps, tape & mud, primer & paint. I already had all of that so my only investment was a bit of sweat equity.

Just wondering at what angle the picture was taken. Do you even notice the small amount of ductwork from eye level in the room? I probably would not even notice it.

The exhaust is all I see as the stairs are across from the kitchen.. The original design had the cabinets go to the ceiling but the designer changed the dimensions and left me hanging once the cabinets were installed.

I agree keep it simpl for me I would have done a hood with the ducting exposed and all stainless but now just a tiny box to hide it and same color as the background and I aslo agree if ever do this agin take the cabinets to the ceiling saves all this hassle . Maybe ask that designer how to fix their screw up I bet this was a cabinet sales person not an actual KD

Patricia, designer is unwilling to fix their screw up which is why I’m here.

I love "designers" who pass themselves off as pros , a pro would admit error and fix it. But now a simple little box with do the trick in fact if you could get a piece of the trim from the cabinet top that could be peerfect and please no crown on top of those cabinets . Waht is the pic you just posted please tell me that was not the original plan and if it was man I would sue that designer if they completly ignored the first plan

Patricia, the most recent pic was posted in error. The photo with the title “Brown Design Board” was the plan however I received something different.

"The photo with the title “Brown Design Board” was the plan however I received something different."

Right. The cabinets purchased are shorter than the design-board cabinets so they don't reach the ceiling (it's most obvious if you compare the heights of the refrigerator cabinets). Unless you're going to remove and replace the cabinets, just box-in the exposed duct and live with it.

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