Kitchen soffit

Kitchen soffits, or furr downs, were popular in kitchen design in the 1990s. Nowadays, people want that space above cabinets.

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...

Kitchen soffits sometimes known as bulkheads can be difficult to deal with if they are creating too much of a protrusion in your home. A kitchen soffit can’t always be removed, but can often be disguised or covered up in ways that allow the soffit to blend in with the overall look of the kitchen.

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…

Looking for ways to disguise a kitchen soffit? This DIY tutorial shows a creative kitchen soffit makeover that you can do, too!

So when we moved into our home I was less than satisfied with our playroom door. It was lacking in detail and character so I was excited to have an easy fix with this new product "overlays." Have you heard of them? Before After So they are lightweight, decorative fretwork panels that come in several sizes and patterns. I first saw them on Pinterest. Recently I also saw a project done with them on Centsational Girl (click here to see that). Anyway the look I chose is similar to what I just…

It’s finally time to dive into our Kitchen reno!! I feel like I’ve waited a lifetime for this! If are curious about all of our plans for our kitchen, you can read all about it on THIS blog post! We are hiring professional painters to paint the cabinets. It is a project I’ve told myself I will never try to do on my own. I know myself, and I don’t think I would be patient enough to do all the steps so that it would be durable. The painters are coming to pickup the cabinet doors and drawer…

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

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 …

How are y'all doing this week? Getting ready for the holidays? Instead of decorating, we did some demolition in the kitchen this past weekend. And it involved buying myself an early Christmas present: I snatched