Ideally have them put in shelves that can be adjusted (holes down the sides that you put those plugs into.) That way you can make the shelves varying heights that best suits what you want yo put in there. I did this, and I have one tall shelf for high cereal packets and other smaller shelves that just accommodate two tins on top of each other, plus another shelf that is just right for my storage containers. That way you make the best use of the space.

Great transformation, Danielle. It's hard to believe it's the same space. So elegant and lovely now.

depends what you plan to store in the base cabinets and what you expect to leave standing on the counter ...my kitchen includes the 700mm cabinets along the wall with wo, fridge & freezer lining up nicely and cooktop, wide drawers and 700deep by 1050 wide corner cabinet with the sink across the window and dw in the island...with a similar amount of space i chose a U shape, with smaller island and small walk in pantry and the extra width of the 700mm cabinets is taken off the island but, the doorways on your dining and family room walls will have a greater impact on the space available and it's always best to add scale sized furniture to your plans including a dining suite with chairs pulled out and space allowed for walking all around to make sure that the rooms suit your needs...this is my kitchen

Hi again watchedpoppy, most overhead cabinets are actually 300mm deep for ergonomic reasons; where they can sit 450mm above your bench. This allows a clear line of sight over the benchtop (and without hitting your head). In recent times manufacturers are making Undermount Range Hoods deeper and they need 450mm deep cabinets, but this is perfectly fine for a range hood cabinet because these deeper units need to be set around 700mm above your benchtop, and have a high cubic metre per minute m3/m extraction rate, where again ergonomically you still see your bench clearly and also do not hit your head on the cabinet. With this arrangement though we recommend that you do not step down the overhead cabinets next to the hood, but keep these also around 700mm above the benchtop like the photos here of a kitchen with a Falmec Undermount Hood that we made recently. Free standing Canopy hoods are set up with this same principal, have higher extraction rates and these usually protrude out even further at around 500mm deep. Hope this helps allay any concern. Regards; Malcolm