Awesome BHG Home Design Ideas The pair of vintage English cupboards that sit in our kitchen are both pretty and practical, lending a bit of patina and depth to a most beloved, albeit small, space. I’m often asked why we decided to forego upper cabinetry and if we miss having the storage space. In designing, I was particularly inspired by historic English kitchens, which are defined, in part, by furniture pieces in lieu of cabinetry. These English cupboards “filled the storage gap,” so to speak, and, just as if we had upper cabinetry, there’s still a top shelf I cannot