Kitchen Cabinet: Picking Size and Feature of the Cabinet

May 27, 2012 By: Gicelinz Category: Kitchen Design

American Standard Size Kitchen Cabinets

The manufacturers that make kitchen cabinet usually have their own standardization of a cabinet. However, since the cabinet will be placed in our home, we need to know what we are looking for in the cabinet. It can help us in knowing the best choice of cabinet that we can use at the kitchen, since a kitchen without any kitchen cabinet is inside is almost like it is not a kitchen at all.

Modern Kitchen Cabinet

Kitchen Cabinet and the General Size

Usually, the kitchen cabinet sizes for the lower cabinet are around 34.5 inches tall, and the deep is around 24 inches deep. For the upper cabinet, the general depth is about 12 inches. The standard kitchen has the standard width for around 9 inches and then another 3 inch as the increments.

Standard Kitchen Cabinet and Vanity Dimensions Chart

The Feature in Typical Kitchen Cabinet

Some cabinet may have fixed shelves, while the other has adjustable shelves. These two kinds are important to choose. The adjustable one will make it easier for us to redecorate the room, but the fixed shelves usually are sturdier. Some kitchen cabinet even has rotating shelves that provide more easiness to reach inside the cabinet. We could also try to make a custom kitchen cabinet to provide the cabinet that we need.