This person pulled it off... but I would never attempt such a feat.

No, and I would never be able to sell a house that had this because it just looks shoddy. Cabinets also hold a lot more weight than a wooden box or basket. The box on the left side of that photo looks like it's bowing.

Agreed eaturveggies1 - Its fun and quirky, but I think it would drive me bonkers.

It looks awesome, but that wouldn't be NEAR enough stogage for me!

Nope, the asymmetry would drive me insane. Not to mention, I need doors, no matter how awesome the open cabinet trend looks. My cabinets just aren't that organized.

I love it! It took a couple of seconds of squinting at the photo before I realized what was mismatched. I think it gives the kitchen great character and love the clever use of re-purposed materials.

I love it! I agree with Morgan Lynn, it give the kitchen so much character. There is nothing that I hate more than to walk into these cookie cutter houses where the kitchens are all the same these days. You even see this on the home shows on television now - they all look alike.
I recently remodeled my kitchen in a NEW home and went with open shelving. Everyone screamed don't do it! I did and I absolutely love it!
And you cannot beat the use of the re-purposed materials. We ALL need to be doing such things.

I would totally try it. I love baskets, I love the eclectic look, and I am not in a position in my life in which I could ever think about installing actual cabinets if they were needed. I can def. understand the idea that a house couldn't sell with this as the kitchen situation. I think it would have to be an overall rustic place to appeal to a buyer, but also seems like a likely situation for a renter (like me!) to find herself in.

I currently live in a house with 7 people and this type of creativity (with baskets, crates, etc.) has really saved me from going crazy from lack of organization.

I admire them for their creativity, but I couldn't do this, it would make me crazy!

I like it - and I think I'd like it most in a bathroom (small mismatched shelving) or in a main room (low mismatched cabinets for books/media maybe?) rather than in a kitchen. Though I like it in the photo despite being given the howling fantods by the prospect of dust, street-grime (through windows), and grease particles that coat my (pre war NYC rental) kitchen cabinets...

I am a klutz...I would destroy(!!!) those.

I dunno. I think it would make me crazy, I do love the idea of it.

I love this as a temporary fix, but I don't think I would choose it as a permanent design. Doesn't look durable.

The aesthetics don't bother me so much as the inefficient use of space does. This is the same reason that I hate single wall-mounted shelves in the kitchen. If you're going to put upper cabinets on the walls, you should at least get to store lots of stuff in them!

The post cheat a little bit. Those are not working as cabinets but as selves with a back and a roof, i would say. I looooove this kitchen. And I bet they have the food and half-empty boxes and less beautiful things well hidden behind the doors in the lower cabinets

I like the look, but it doesn't look like it is working well as storage. The crate with the plates in it is bowing a bit from the weight. And the kitchen looks all redone, yet they have to use a lamp inside one of the shelves for task lighting? I also love the look of the crate's rough wood, but what will that be like after a year of kitchen grease lands on it?

Maybe they are just saving their pennies to complete the cabinets that are on the bottom.

I'd like to see a well-done use of recycled cabinets. Restore and similar always seem to have a bunch of random cabinets, and it seems like someone creative could combine the mismatches for a cool result.

It's super cute but I value my shelves and cabinet space too much.

This looks like they were trying too hard to be eclectic. While I am an advocate of open shelving this does not look functional. And I am sure any good from repurposing old crates was more than canceled out by the seemingly brand new catalogue countertops and drawers.

I however believe that this would work well in another context like a dorm room/student apartment.

No.