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Reply to: Close to the fridge and both close to the main eating area for warming a cold plate, heating a snack, grabbing the mayo you left off the table.

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Reply to: I have a smallish butler's pantry. I use it as a walk in pantry for storing small appliances, some dry goods, wine, red and white, (my wine fridge is in there too) and I also have the microwave, toaster and kettle, out of sight of the main kitchen. I don't use it for prep at all - it's too small, and anyway, I don't want to prep food in a closet. It does have a sink, which I seldom use, but which is handing for hiding pots and pans when the guests come for dinner. That's about it. I like it, simply because it's an extension of the kitchen that I can close off when visitors come.

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Reply to: I also don’t agree with MaryAliceB’s statement that stacked cabinets must meet the ceiling when the ceiling is as high as yours (I do agree with her if the ceiling were 9’ or 10’). Of course you can have your cabinets meet your 12’ ceiling, typically with taller cabinets than your OP shows, and a whole lot o’ crown molding, and it is a very grand look. All that crown will be *breathtakingly* expensive. Here are some pics of kitchens with 12’ ceilings and stacked cabinets. The first two are of a kitchen where the cabinets do not meet the ceiling.

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Reply to: Angled cooktop is the worst. You will hate it within one day, especially after having had the superior arrangement of the cooktop where it was previously. Also, is that a range in that corner rather than having a separate cooktop and wall ovens? If so, I advice against that. Most people prefer the separation of cooktop and wall ovens if they have the space for it. Two islands are a bad idea unless you have a gargantuan kitchen. This is Kitchen Design 101. Since you are concerned about the price for the cabinetry, I’d say it’s not that the cabinets individually are priced high. It’s that the kitchen design is padded with that second island. I am questioning your KD’s objectives - it’s unusual to have a second huge island - did you request that when discussing what you’d like for your new kitchen, or was it her idea? And that hood in that size and shape will cost a fortune. What will it be made out of? It will mean moving the hood exhaust ducting - yet another expense. I think the upper cabinets stack should be a different proportion. Idk what height the bottom row of uppers is in your pic, but the top row looks to be 12” tall cabinets? If that’s the case, I’d change for 18” on top, and reduce the bottom row proportionately. The 12” cabinets are puny and don’t hold much. Something to think about - you could have the upper row be solid not glass, and have some of the larger bottom row of cabinets be glass-fronted. I am suggesting this because the upper row with glass is just a one-use cabinet to display various objects that you will only barely be able to see by peering up. Then you’ll have to light them - another expense. Conversely, a few of the larger doors of the bottom row of uppers if they are glass-fronted will lighten the space. I am talking about maybe 4 of the cabinet doors. You can keep your dishes and glassware there for easy access. The top row with solid doors can be used to store holiday items, and other things you rarely need, but will still have to store somewhere in the kitchen (especially since you said you’ll be losing the pantry storage space). Behind the solid doors, that stuff won’t look cluttery.

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