Hiding bulkhead in kitchen

A few months ago I shared the plans of my friend’s kitchen makeover on a budget. I promised I would give you an update on …

Ductless minisplits have a lot going for them. These high-performance air-source heat pumps operate efficiently at much lower outdoor temperatures than standard heat pumps, and they don't suffer the same energy losses due to leaky ducts. A tight, well-insulated house may need only one or two wall-mounted heads to maintain comfort indoor conditions, in summer and winter. It's the "wall-mounted" part, however, that not everyone warms up to.

A kitchen soffit (aka bulkhead) is something that majority of us have in our kitchens. They are often created to hide wires, pipes or other mechanicals in our kitchen. Sometimes they are even there to just fill the space above your cabinets. Either way, I personally find most soffits can make a home feel dated and extremely closed-in. When it came to our kitchen renovation, we had no idea what was behind our soffits. I debated whether or not I should remove them or somehow just work with…

To personalize the design, I chose the bridge faucet from the Hansgrohe Axor Montreux collection and paired it with Hickory Hardware’s Cottage Collection

Crown moulding and beadboard on top of cabinets to the ceiling, to match wainscoting

Is it worth the trouble to remove your kitchen soffits? Here are 3 options if you don't want to tear them out

Before AFTER When we first moved into our home we had the builders add a drywall soffit above all the cabinetry with plans that we would one day add crown and other trim work to it. While we had the dining room finish work done we had them complete the kitchen soffit as well. More Before's It is 3 pieces of trim - crown, a baseboard hung upside down, and pin mold at the bottom of the soffit. We had them trim out the windows as well. DONE!!! By the Way - The new white leather barstools from…

Here's a great question from the Cottage Mailbag this week...Vicki asks: "Any suggestions for trimming out the cabinets with a soffit overh...

Want to install your kitchen cabinets all the way to the ceiling, but your soffit is hiding something? No worries, modify your cabinets to hide the HVAC!