I would say no to the glass cabinets unless you only have pretty things you want to display.
We have a line of cabinets where the top third or so is glass. That gave me only one shelf to make pretty, so that was easy. We put a strip of LED lights in there, and I chose glass pieces from a local place because the cabinet company only had boring choices. The glass I chose, called Flemish, is a bit wavy so you can see inside, but not precisely. We are very happy with them! H has a collection of special beer glasses, and theyāre all in there.
Excellent way to organize and utilize that top shelf that is hardly ever used! 
Love it.
You would never want all glass cabinets, but I think itās okay to have some - they make the kitchen feel more open. As do open shelves. My sister in law has all the china and glassware in a floor to ceiling glass cabinet (from Ikea!) and it looks great. If you have a pantry for the ugly stuff, it can be a great look.
Our kitchen hardly has any top cabinets. There is a wall of windows on one side, and the other sides house the ovens and fridge. I though about a glass door or two when we refaced, but then axed that idea. Those IKEA cabinets (kid uses a bookcase called Billy for that purpose) are great.
Thanks for all of your suggestions! I do have some pretty stuffI could display but Iām still not sure if I want tools that cabinet space. There is a spot in the kitchen that is currently a deal with open shelves above it that is being changed to regular cabinets. My friend suggested making that the glass cabinet since I wouldnāt be losing any storage pace that I am used to now. The only thing is it is the last cabinet in the row and Iām afraid it might look out of place over there sort of at the end of the kitchen?
Still considering putting them over the stove although my mom cautioned they might get greasy up there. So much to think about!
I agree with your mom, donāt put glass over or near the stove - too much grease.
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Agree! Keep glass as far from the stove as possible.
I have a separate, very cool looking, MCM-like curved glass curio cabinet from Scan Design that houses the pretty cups I brought from Saint Petersburg, some Kosta Boda stuff, and a couple of glass pumpkins made by a local glass artist. The rest is not worth displaying.
My small cabinets above the stove hood have all lightweight aluminum bakeware and normal doors. I need a step ladder to reach up there and I figure I might drop something.
Congrats @momtogkc! Hope your remodel goes as smooth as possible.
These are just my opinions. I wouldnāt put in any glass cabinets. They look pretty in pictures, but keeping all the stuff inside nice and neat isnāt worth it, imo.
I love the look of a chimney style hood. It breaks up the closed in feeling of all cabinets on every wall.
My micro is in an open cabinet/shelf. Works for me.
I really hate the look of refrigerators that arenāt cabinet depth and I really dislike seeing the sides of a fridge. We had a custom cabinet built around ours.
I have old laminate counter tops in my bathrooms, and Iām thinking of refinishing them using specialty paint and epoxy resin, as seen in this YouTube video below. Has anyone done something similar using epoxy resin and satisfied with the results? It looks good in the video, but I havenāt seen them in person, so I donāt want to jump into doing the project only to regret afterward.
I would buy a small piece of laminate and practice on that first.
@notrichenough - moving the hood price discussion here. Over the island hoods cost more than their wall-mounted counterparts. That price ($3300 in our case) included a hood, a blower, and an extra long, adjustable SS chimney cover. That chimney cover alone would have set us back a pretty penny if we had to order it custom-made. Plus, it was a guaranteed cfm match to the stove and easy to install (like all Miele appliances). Our install was fast and cheap: a piece of stainless duct, an elbow connector, a chunk of drywall, and a couple of evenings of elbow grease.
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So (not counting our labor) our total install price was $3500 max. That is de novo install over the island where there were no hood, not a replacement.
I would not spend $500 on a bathroom faucet nor would I pay $1000 for a toilet. But this was money well spent.
If you are happy with it, I guess it was worth it to you. I would never have spent that kind of money on a hood (or $500 on a bathroom faucet or $1000 on a toilet!), but Iām pretty cheap^H^H^H^H^Hfrugal, soā¦
At the highest speed setting (600 cfm, I think) for the new hood in my cape house, itās pretty noisy, the other settings arenāt that bad. Itās a fan, though, I had no expectation of it being whisper quiet. Itās a Zephyr Ravenna, $800: https://www.appliancesconnection.com/zephyr-zrve30bgc.html
The appliance people insisted I was going to have to do something to get the volume permanently under 300 cfm , thereās some sort of code issue here with high volume hoods. I think you have to provide a replacement air supply that draws air in directly from outside?
Anyway, the inspector barely glanced at it and didnāt question it at all, so it was was much ado about nothing in the end.
That Zephyr is only 30 inches (we have a 36 inch top) and is wall mounted (ours is over the island). Both of those parameters add to the priceā¦ significantly. Comparable Miele wall hood is about $1500 less. I know.
We priced out both Zephyr and Broan, but both needed either additional hardware or custom chimney covers, so for us it was a good deal. Our ceilings are pretty high so a custom cover for the duct would have been needed. Bummer.
You ladies talking about toilet prices reminded me - a woman I knew spent a fairly significant amount of money on a blue lapis inlaid toilet, and drove multiple states to pick it up. I think she also had the matching sink, but I canāt remember for sure.
@TiggerDad ā I just did what you mentioned last week! Itās BEAUTIFUL! 20 yr old laminate - so i figured no harm done; countertops werenāt a standard size; so rather than special ordering ā I tried this and it gave me fantastic results.
for about $60 bucks my countertops look amazing! i did a carera marble look. I watched tons and tons of videos. I kept painting and painting and repainting and using different techniques till i had what i wanted; spent $2 on one thing of acrylic paint and used the white primer, white satin and gray and black colors that i already owned. I applied the primer first, then used the other colors for layer upon layer using different techniques. I sponged, feathered, brushed, let them dry, went over other spots, sprayed water for a slight marbling effect ā and then finally tried the epoxy product . Itās thick, shiny, smooth and waterproof. I am SO PROUD of myself! love the results.
the epoxy is hard to work with. watch lots of videos and really be ready for it. Wish i could show a picture of my countertops; both were in bathrooms. My friends want to hire me out! (I am not sure iād try this on a kitchen unless i truly had nothing to lose! )
mine look just like this (or better!) - you tube video āMake White Epoxy Marble Easyā at time marker 4:30.
@bgbg4us you can change your profile picture to a picture of the counter.