Extending Upper Kitchen Cabinets

How to upgrade the end of builder grade kitchen cabinets with a custom look for very little money.

It doesn't take much time to add some drama to your kitchen or laundry room cabinets. Here are step by step instructions, including a list of supplies and tools, to extend your cabinets to the ceiling!

Many are dreaming of freshly painted cabinets but there are some beautiful stained cabinets. I've got 15 stunning examples of stained kitchen cabinets!

How to add moldings to your kitchen cabinets to make them more stylish.

Okay, so I already know what you’re going to say: You should paint them! (Are you sure about that?)

Have you ever noticed that weird space between the tops of your cabinets and the ceiling in your kitchen? If not, that’s completely understandable. You either lucked out with cupboards that stretch all the way to the ceiling, have open shelving, or this blank spot just hasn’t come to your attention yet.

The laundry room remodel is moving along slowly but surely. Actually, more slowly than surely. It took me an eternity to find the right wall color, but I think I've found it! I thought I'd show you how we extended the cabinets to the ceiling to elongate the room a little bit. We went pretty standard in this room 'cause well…it's a laundry room. However, the more time I spent in there, the more I wanted it to be prettied up. So here's where we started. Stock cabinets with a ton of space up…

Hey hey and happy Friday!! This week was weird (in a good way) with school delays and cancellations so I will be back to posting a little earlier in the day next week. I still haven’t gotten back in the groove just yet! I’m back today to share the initial plans for a project I’ve been waiting YEARS to start. I waited because I wasn’t 100 percent sure what I wanted to do in this room till last year and I have to know my direction before I start. I’ve seriously been planning to redo our…

How to build your cabinets all the way to the ceiling.

How to build your cabinets up to the ceiling and fill in that empty space. Adds more storage as well.

Kitchen cabinets under construction. Extending cabinets to the ceiling.:

Before (During construction) - Standard, exposed hinge to be replaced

Are you looking for a way to freshen up the look of your kitchen? Read my story about extending kitchen cabinets up to the ceiling to spruce up our space!

Example of what Russ was talking about to extend our existing cabinets to the ceiling.

How to paint oak strip cabinetry and turn an old, dated kitchen into something modern and fresh. You won't believe it's the same space. For less than $30!

The best tutorial on how to paint your kitchen cabinets at home.