People tend to have strong feelings about open shelving, and I get it. It looks amazing but is it practical? I guess it could be if you are a minimalist, but most of us have too much stuff that we prefer not to put on display.
If you have kids, you probably also have a neverending supply of plastic cups and bowls. My kids are grown, and I still have those around! Closed cabinets may not be as pretty, but they hide the necessary clutter.
Additionally, open shelving collects dust and dirt more easily than closed cabinets. Are you willing to add more regular wiping and dusting to your cleaning routine?
My solution to these problems? Why not try to have the best of both worlds! I only removed a small section of the upper cabinets. A unit that didn’t make sense to me anyway. It wasn’t essential storage, and my new open shelves will be purely decorative.
This is how it looked before I removed the small section of upper cabinets. At this stage, all the remaining cabinets were already painted. Read more...
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