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You will need a base cabinet that is large enough to install your sink: 24â for a single-bowl sink and 36â for a double-bowl sink. Refrigerator and stove. Your preliminary kitchen design plan should include a space of 30 to 36 for the refrigerator and a space of equal dimension for the stove or cooktop.
You don't want to install the wall cabinets much lower than this dimension because of the regulations for the distance between the stove and the bottom of an over the counter microwave. The standard distance between the kitchen counter top and upper cabinet bottom is eighteen inches (18), plus or minus an inch or so.