Trim on soffit above cabinets

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

When we originally installed the cabinets in the studio, they were off the shelf, unfinished oak cabinets from our local home improvement st...

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…

Please help with my 90's kitchen. I don't want to replace my cabinets I'm wanting to paint them. Thats where I'm stuck any suggestions???? Floors and back splash are a light travertine and counters are tropical brown granite. My family room walls are Mystic gold HC-37 benjamin moore. As far...

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

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

One of the aspects of our kitchen that I grew to dislike over our first few years in this house is the space over our kitchen cabinets. By no means was that space a major issue--we bought the house perfectly happy with that look, but I'm just not one for displaying knick-knacks and whatnot, so the open area felt empty. Instead of watching the open space fill with dust, Mike and I decided to find a way to customize it. Certainly not alone in this pursuit, I found a number of possibilities in…

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 …

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 …

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