Ms. Childfree Chic emailed me her kitchen with the words, “Can you stand another white kitchen?”
You betcha. I know I feature a lot of white kitchens, but white just happens to be the big trend. Maybe in a few years we’ll all be painting our kitchens purple, but I doubt it. White is trendy yes, but classic and enduring at the same time. I predict it will be popular for a long time!
I like how she mixed up traditional cabinetry with open glass shelving. It really opens the space up. Maybe someday she could consider knocking out the soffit and extending her cabinets and shelves all the way up, or just leaving them open for even more space. What is the purpose of a soffit anyway? One of life’s mysteries.
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11 Comments
Jessica
August 10, 2010 at 11:30 PMThe open shelves, what a chic surprise. Love it!
Brandi
August 10, 2010 at 10:22 PMHer kitchen before reminds me some of our current kitchen, but not nearly as ugly as ours. We have the white formica, brown cabinets and evil soffits as well. The purpose of a soffit is to make rooms look smaller and uglier. 😉 That’s my theory anyway. Very interesting and unique look with the glass shelves.
Beth
August 10, 2010 at 10:42 PMI love the open shelves. I’m trying to convince my husband that we should take down one section of our upper cabinets and put in open shelves. I think I have work on him for a while yet….
Miss♥Nikka
August 10, 2010 at 11:05 PMIt looks great! I want a kitchen simple as that but I little bigger. Those open shelves looks nice too!
Michelle
August 10, 2010 at 11:08 PMLOVE this. The open shelves, the countertops, the stainless appliances. The only thing I would do differently is the lighting.
Zazzu
August 11, 2010 at 12:23 AMMuch, much better now. If only they’d changed the light fixture, too, then it’d be about perfect.
Meg
August 11, 2010 at 1:09 AMWow, big difference! I love the cleanliness of white. And the glass shelves are an original touch for a kitchen!
I’d love it if you stopped by my blog for a fun givewaway!
Have a great night!
Day Dreaming And Decorating
August 11, 2010 at 2:11 AMWell I also have a can you stand another topic. I have done alot of painting and tile but I always left the sawing to my husband. Until now I finally framed my bathroom mirror. Yeah for me! I know you handy girls out there think it’s old news but for me it’s a new skill.I will be using it alot I am going to try my new skill at making a drying rack for my laundry room
Joy
August 11, 2010 at 3:18 AMDang that looks good.
Evie
August 11, 2010 at 3:48 AMNot “just another white kitchen” with those glass shelves…bravo!
childfreechic
August 11, 2010 at 2:03 PMThe primary purpose of soffits is to conceal ducts, plumbing, or electrical conduit. Mine don’t contain any of those, so I can only assume they were originally constructed for the secondary purpose: to close the dust-catcher gap on top of shorter cabinets like mine.
I briefly thought about tearing out the soffits, but new 42″ cabinets weren’t in my budget. I hate cleaning the tops of cabinets, so I decided to live with soffits until I can afford to expand the kitchen and replace cabinetry. Since those photos were taken I’ve added crown moulding to the kitchen, and it helps dress up the soffits a little bit.
Any future remodel will involve a complete change in the layout plus an extension to the house. But for now, this minor remodel looks much better than the old faux-oak (foak) kitchen! 🙂