What is the standard depth of a base cabinet?

24 in (61 cm) for the box in the US, about 24 3/4 in with the doors. In Europe, 560–580 mm for the carcass and about 600 mm with the doors.

What is the standard height of kitchen base cabinets?

34 1/2 in with the toe kick in the US, for a 36 in counter. In Europe, a 720 mm carcass on 100–150 mm legs gives a worktop at 850–920 mm.

What widths do kitchen cabinets come in?

In 3 in steps from 9 to 36 in (some to 48 in) in the US, and 300, 400, 450, 500, 600, 800 and 900 mm in Europe.

How high should wall cabinets be above the worktop?

18 in (46 cm) is standard in the US; 500–600 mm in Europe. Above a cooktop, leave at least 30 in (650–750 mm).

Standard Kitchen Cabinet Sizes & Dimensions (Chart)

Q: What are standard kitchen cabinet sizes?

In the US, base cabinets are 34 1/2 in tall, 24 in deep and 9–48 in wide; wall cabinets are 12 in deep and 30, 36 or 42 in tall; tall cabinets are 84–96 in tall and 24 in deep.

Standard US base cabinets are 34 1/2 in tall, 24 in deep and 9–48 in wide; wall cabinets are 12 in deep and 30, 36 or 42 in tall; tall pantry and oven cabinets are 84–96 in tall and 24 in deep. European kitchens use the same layout in millimetres: a 720 mm base carcass, 560–580 mm deep, with the worktop at 850–920 mm. The charts below give every cabinet type in both systems.

Kitchen cabinet sizes chart (US)

Cabinet	Width	Height	Depth
Base cabinet	9–48 in, in 3 in steps	34 1/2 in	24 in
Drawer base	12–36 in	34 1/2 in	24 in
Sink base	30, 33 or 36 in	34 1/2 in	24 in
Blind corner base	36–48 in	34 1/2 in	24 in
Lazy Susan corner	33 or 36 in each way	34 1/2 in	24 in
Wall cabinet	9–36 in (to 48 in)	30, 36 or 42 in	12 in
Short wall cabinet (over sink, range)	24–36 in	12, 15, 18, 24 in	12 in
Over-the-fridge cabinet	30–36 in	12–24 in	12 or 24 in
Tall pantry	12–36 in	84, 90 or 96 in	12 or 24 in
Oven cabinet	27, 30 or 33 in	84–96 in	24 in

Kitchen cabinet sizes chart (metric)

Cabinet	Width	Height	Depth
Base cabinet	300, 400, 450, 500, 600, 800, 900 mm	720 mm carcass + 100–150 mm legs	560–580 mm
Sink base	600–1000 mm	720 mm	560–580 mm
Corner base	900–1200 mm (blind) or 900 × 900 mm	720 mm	560–580 mm
Wall cabinet	300–1000 mm	700–720 or 900–920 mm	300–350 mm
Top box above wall cabinets	300–1000 mm	360 mm	300–350 mm
Tall cabinet	400–600 mm	2000–2300 mm	560–600 mm
Oven housing	600 mm	2000–2300 mm	560–600 mm

Kitchen cabinet depth

The standard kitchen cabinet depth is 24 in (61 cm) for base (lower) cabinets and 12 in (30 cm) for upper (wall) cabinets, measured from the wall to the front of the box. That is the most common cabinet depth in every US kitchen, and the average kitchen cabinet depth people mean when they ask. The doors add 3/4 in to each.

Base cabinet depth

The standard base cabinet is 24 in (61 cm) deep from the wall to the front of the box. The doors add 3/4 in, and the countertop, 25–25 1/2 in deep, overhangs the doors by about 1 in. In Europe the carcass is 560–580 mm deep, about 600 mm with the doors, under a 600–620 mm worktop.

Shallower base cabinets, 12, 15, 18 or 21 in deep, fit tight spaces: a narrow galley, the back of an island, or a run where a door or window frame is in the way. An 18 inch cabinet depth still takes drawers on 16 in slides. Deeper cabinets, 27–30 in, are used under islands and for extra-deep counters, but the back of the cabinet becomes hard to reach.

Upper cabinet depth

Upper cabinets are 12 in (30 cm) deep as standard, the wall cabinet depth that keeps your head clear when you lean over the counter. Over the range hood and in pantries, 15 in deep wall cabinets give more space, and over a refrigerator the cabinet is 24 in deep so its front lines up with the fridge. In Europe, wall cabinets are 300–350 mm deep.

Kitchen drawer sizes

Drawer	Front height	Inside depth of the box	Use
Top drawer	5–6 in (125–150 mm)	3–4 in (75–100 mm)	Cutlery, utensils
Middle drawer	8–10 in (200–250 mm)	6–7 in (150–180 mm)	Tea towels, foil, small pans
Deep drawer	10–12 in (250–300 mm)	8–10 in (200–250 mm)	Pots, pans, plates
Drawer box length	18–22 in (450–560 mm)		Matches the slide length

A standard drawer base holds three drawers (one shallow over two deep) or four. Drawer boxes are about 1 in (25 mm) narrower than the opening for side-mount slides; see how to build drawers.

Base cabinets in detail

Dimension	Metric (Europe)	Imperial (US)
Carcass height	720 mm	30 1/2 in box + 4 in toe kick
Height with legs or toe kick	820–870 mm	34 1/2 in
Worktop height	850–920 mm	36 in
Depth (carcass)	560–580 mm	24 in
Worktop depth	600–650 mm	25–25 1/2 in
Toe kick / plinth height	100–150 mm	4–4 1/2 in
Toe kick depth	50–75 mm	3 in

See standard countertop height for how the toe kick, box and top add up.

Wall cabinets in detail

Dimension	Metric	Imperial
Height	700, 800 or 900 mm	30, 36 or 42 in
Depth	300–350 mm	12–13 in
Gap to worktop	500–600 mm	18–20 in
Height above a hob	650–750 mm	30 in

Which height suits your ceiling is covered in upper cabinet height.

Tall cabinets

Dimension	Metric	Imperial
Height	2000–2300 mm	84–96 in
Depth	560–600 mm	24 in
Oven housing opening	560–600 mm wide	24–30 in

See standard cabinet height for every height from the floor, and pantry dimensions for walk-in pantries.

Standard cabinet widths

The standard cabinet width for both base and wall cabinets runs from 9 to 36 in in 3 in steps (to 48 in for base cabinets), and the most used kitchen cabinet widths are 12, 15, 18, 24, 30 and 36 in. Cabinets usually come in 300, 400, 450, 500, 600, 800 and 900 mm widths in Europe and in 3 in steps from 9 to 36 in in the US. Doors wider than about 600 mm (24 in) sag, so wider cabinets get two doors. A double-bowl sink needs at least an 800 mm (33–36 in) sink base.

Planning your own sizes

Measure the wall, subtract fillers at the ends (20–50 mm, 1–2 in, against walls so doors and drawers can open), then split the length into cabinet widths. Because you build the cabinets yourself, you are not limited to the standard widths: a 735 mm or 29 in cabinet costs nothing extra.

Enter your sizes in the plans below and the cut list follows:

Standard Kitchen Cabinet Sizes and Dimensions