Open shelves cost a fraction of the price of closed shelving. Cons Open shelves can be messy and cause visual clutter—not the best if you’re less organized or need to hide plastic cups and mismatched ...

I track home trends for a living, and this is one prediction I completely disagree with.

The biggest design decision of my DIY kitchen renovation wasn’t the color scheme or choosing materials. It was whether or not to ditch my upper cabinets and replace them with open shelving. My husband ...

Everyone who's into kitchen design has an opinion on open shelving — aka uncovered wall shelves that display items in plain sight. While open shelves are cheaper than full kitchen cabinets, take up ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The new way to design your home. It’s a tough decision: to have upper cabinets or not? There are several advantages to going with ...

If you like the look of open kitchen shelving, but don’t like the idea of (or cost of) tearing down your existing cabinets, you can actually convert them into shelving on your own. However, it is a ...

There are basically two schools of thought when it comes to open shelving in the kitchen. You either love the aesthetic of it or you can’t imagine having the contents of your kitchen cabinets exposed ...

I know it’s tempting. You see those clean, uncluttered open shelves in kitchens, with their matching ceramic dishes, beautifully staged glassware, lots of negative space, and you think, “Why not? If ...

You just moved into your dream home, and everything is perfect — except that long and narrow kitchen. As you unpack your belongings and try to make them fit into a narrow space, you might find ...