Doubling the Uppers

1. How will they get to them?

1. In older kitchens without bulkheads, tall uppers were quite common. Upper shelf was for holiday pots'n'pans, and similar once-in-a-blue-moon items. But it did take a tall step stool to get to them, something modern kitchen users seldom are willing to do.

2. Discuss the access issue with the clients, and see how much climbing they are willing to do. Rather than stack up typical 30" uppers, I'd look into the special-order pantry cabinets or adapt shallow base cabinets. Just stacking normal uppers, the doubled face frame at the join will give a cheap look, like an office storage room. A custom order extra-tall or double-decker cabinet, or perhaps a custom order face frame and doors over locally built carcasses, would produce the best look.

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