Unless you’re a true minimalist, don’t cook, and live alone, press pause before choosing open shelves over cabinets. Here are some things to consider.

"Open shelves are sleeker and less bulky than other above-countertop wall cabinets. We first see things at eye-level, so this design element can be impactful and dramatic," he says. On the ...

Unless you’re a true minimalist, don’t cook and live alone, press pause before you choose open shelves over upper cabinets. “Open shelving gives the feeling of an airy space with a ...