How To Build A Soffit Above Kitchen Cabinets. Repeat to find the ceiling joists above the cabinets. You may need to go slowly with this step giving your cabinets a thorough inspection to make sure that you understand how they are fastened to the wall.
Kitchen cabinet soffits are box-like structures built below the ceiling and above your cabinetry to hide the inner workings of your home such as wiring and pipes. This can sometimes be a bit clunky looking depending on the execution but it can also have very elegant results. I avoided cabinets to the ceiling in all rooms to keep my cost down.
Paint the same color as your cabinets and use crown molding at the top the same color as your cabinets and it will blend in much better.
Crown molding will dress up the area. Since you cant do the same technique for the side panels you must nail directly into the side of the other panel as shown below. Attach the plates to the ceiling and wall with a nail gun into the studs. Your kitchen cabinets are likely going to be touching your soffits and all cabinets touching the soffits should be removed.
