Open any shelter magazine, and you will likely see open shelving as a prominent kitchen feature. Open shelving is beautiful, often breaking up a wall of cabinetry, making a kitchen feel lighter and more open while creating a place to display dishes, glassware, cookbooks, or other collected personal effects. Although I, too, am drawn to
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