Kitchen Cabinets With Some Open Shelving Background. Of course, i didn't want everything in my kitchen on display, so i kept some of my upper cabinets and all the lower ones. You can replace upper cabinets with shelving in just a few days with a buddy.
Choosing prefabricated over custom is a good starting point, but the savings don't have to stop there.
After emptying the cabinets, use a utility knife or other blade to score any caulked seams between the cabinets and the walls, the cabinets and molding, and individual cabinets (image 1). Open shelving — a trend in kitchen design — is actually really easy to live with. Open shelves invite visitors to feel at home and help themselves to whatever they need. Open shelving is the perfect solution for filling a dead space in your home with some additional storage space.