The modern, chic kitchen features walnut shelves instead of
the old upper cabinets that made the room feel smaller.
Not exact matches
Instead, it belongs to an eager representative of China's exploding
upper class, a 31 - year
old bank manager in Shanghai who is watching proudly as Bob McDonald, the CEO of Procter & Gamble (pg), inspects the contents of her bathroom
cabinet.
Even though I have
upper cabinets now (
old kitchen in desperate need of a remodel...), I think I would agree with you.
Homeowners in the 1990s and 2000s began tearing out the hanging
upper cabinets in their
older homes to allow better views in / out of kitchens as we'll see in upcoming posts.
I grew up in an
old house (circa 1890's) and we did not have
upper cabinets.
NOTE: Last winter, I removed the doors and repainted the
upper cabinets because I found the
Old White to be too cream - colored (you may want to try Annie Sloan's chalk paint in Pure White for a whiter and brighter color.
We helped Tommy & Shelley re-do their kitchen last Fall, and they let us take their
old - but - solid - and - in - perfect - condition
upper kitchen
cabinets so that we could turn them into a shallow TV stand for Keith and Lauren in December.
It sort of reminded me of the chunk of glass - doored
upper cabinets that used to hang at the far end of Tommy and Shelley's
old kitchen:
We have list upon list of things to do - trim, painting touch ups, backsplash, more electrical work (seemingly unending in our
old house), the trim under the
upper cabinets need fixed because they were installed incorrectly and all the hardware and lighting need installed.
I just did a post about ripping out the
upper cabinets in an
older home (showing what Pure Style Home did) unless the
cabinets go all the way to the ceiling.
When we remodeled our kitchen I had some glass put in some of the
upper cabinet doors so that I could use
old family china and heirlooms as part of the decor without the need to constantly dust them.