Cabinets with soffit above

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…

This is awesome! If you have a kitchen soffit that you aren't loving, see how this blogger used trim to disguise her soffit or fur down. Trimming out the soffit and painting it the same color as the cabinets tricks the eye and makes the cabinets look more like they extend to the ceiling. This is a really budget-friendly way to get the custom cabinet look, without a full renovation. #kitchensoffitideas #kitchensoffit #furdown #disguisekitchensoffit #hidesoffit

While you can’t always remove your kitchen soffits, you can find ways to minimize their impact on your kitchen design. Here are our tips for how to handle the soffit when remodeling your kitchen...

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A homeowner wanted to update her kitchen. First she knocks a hole through the cabinets, but then she does THIS! - This transformation is UNBELIEVABLE! I was tired of the outdated look of my soffits, after scouring the web for ideas I came up with these.

Thicken the soffits is yet another amazing design idea. You can thicken with border around the kitchen. It will blend with the existing cabinets and will look like it is part of design itself.