sf wrote:

Which can be easily taken care of by what I call a soffit,
but I guess is really a facia, to the cealing. Personally,
I don't like that cabinet to the ceiling look. If I ever
remodel my kitchen, I'll keep the soffit and build indirect
into lighting it.

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Hmm... OK. Most of the houses that I see without cabinets
to the ceiling have bulkheads above them. Like everything,
there are trade-offs either way you go. I would definitely like
to have cabinets all the way to the ceiling. It is hard to access
the top then, but it is a good place for stuff that is rarely used.
Michael