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NKBA 40 Guidelines For Kitchen Design
Section 2 Cabinets & Storage
Guideline 6 Wall Cabinet Frontage
Guideline 6 Picture 1
Calculating
Your Score
Add cabinet
frontage widths
to obtain score
18" W1830
30" WB4230L
30" W3030
0" W3018
18" W1830
0" W3618
48" UT1284-24D
144"

Total
Frontage

   
Guideline 6
For Small Kitchens
Small Kitchens - under 150 sq. ft. - allow at least 144" of wall cabinet frontage, with cabinets at least 12" deep, and a minimum of 30" high (or equivalent) which feature adjustable shelving. Difficult to reach cabinets above the hood, oven or refrigerator do not count unless devices are installed within the case to improve accessibility. (Fig. 1)
Comment: Subtract the 12" blind portion off of blind corner wall cabinets. Notice the WB4230 blind corner cabinet is only counted as 30".

Guideline 6 Picture 2
Calculating
Your Score
Add cabinet
frontage widths
to obtain score
42" W4230
30 WB4230
39" W3930
0" W3018
27" W2730
0" W3618
48" UT2484-24D
186"

Total
Frontage

   
Guideline 6
For Large Kitchens
Large Kitchens - over 150 sq. ft. - allow at least 186" of wall cabinet frontage, with cabinets at least 12" deep, and a minimum of 30" high (or equivalent) which feature adjustable shelving. Difficult to reach cabinets above the hood, oven or refrigerator do not count unless devices are installed within the case to improve accessibility. (Fig. 2)

Guideline 6 picture 3 Guideline 6 picture 4
Diagonal Corner Wall Square or Pie Cut Corner Wall
Guideline 6
Clarification 1
In small and large kitchens, diagonal or pie cut wall cabinets count as a total of 24". (Fig. 3 & 4)
(Cabinet must be at least 30" tall)

Guideline 6 picture 5
Guideline 6
Clarification 2

Tall cabinets 72" or taller can count as either base or wall cabinets, but not both. (Fig 5) The calculation is as follows:
  • 12" deep tall units = 1 x the base lineal footage, 2 x the wall lineal footage.

  • 18" deep tall units = 1.5 x the base lineal footage, 3 x the wall lineal footage.

  • 21" to 24" deep tall units = 2 x the base lineal footage, 4 x the wall lineal footage.
Guidelines used by permission from the National Kitchen & Bath Association
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