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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.
The standard height for wall cabinets is to place the tops at 7 feet above the finished floor, or 84 inches. This is for normal cabinets, which are at most 30 inches tall. There are also 42 inch tall wall cabinets, which would be placed with their tops at 8 feet. This practice puts the bottom of the tallest cabinets at 54 inches above the finished floor. Since the normal height of a base cabinet plus counter top is around 36 inches, that leaves 18 inches of space.