Kitchen details

Stove hood and cabinets are set in place.

We wanted to balance the horizontal lines of the window and cabinets with the horizontal break provided by the hood and back splash that will be white subway tile. The high ceilings provide such a broad canvas we decided to place the hood 30 inches from the stove to give a feeling of connectedness.

The top cabinets will be visually connected to the ceiling with a crown molding that will run the full perimeter of the kitchen. I am concerned about abandoning the picture rail, but at this point, we think it will be too busy for the kitchen. We will pick it up in the dining room and master bedroom.  The "cap" created by taking the ceiling color down to the picture rail brings the ceiling down to a more "human level". Which, theoretically makes a room more comfortable.  Picture rails are also very handy for hanging pictures. No more nails in the walls. In our case, we have lots and lots of electrical and plumbing running vertically through our walls, so every nail represents a risk of puncturing a critical artery.