i have a client who is demanding that i vary the height of the kitchen uppers - they want the corner cabinet to stick up above the adjacent cabinets, and have the crown wrap around. there are a few spots where they want this variance. personally, i hate it, but i'll build it.

for those who've done this, what's the variance? 8"? 6"? is there a rule of thumb? the crown i'm going to make is ~3 1/4" and i figure it needs to be prominent enough that there's no intersection of crowns, and have a noticeable reveal. otherwise, i'm operating blind on this one, mostly because i don't like it.

any thoughts are appreciated, thanks.

-- dz