Kitchen Planning Guideline 27—Storage
Recommendation:
The total shelf/drawer frontage* is:

1. 1,400 inches for a small kitchen (less than 150 square feet);
2. 1,700 inches for a medium kitchen (151-350 square feet); and
3. 2,000 inches for a large kitchen (greater than 350 square feet).
   

The totals for wall base, drawer, and pantry shelf/drawer frontage can be adjusted upward or downward as long as the recommended total stays the same.

Do not apply more than the recommended amount of storage in the miscellaneous category to meet the total frontage recommendation.

Storage areas that are more than 84 inches above the floor must be counted in the miscellaneous category.

*Shelf and drawer frontage is determined by multiplying the cabinet size by the number and depth of the shelf or drawer in the cabinet, using the following formula:

Cabinet width in inches x number of shelf/drawers x cabinet depth in feet (or fraction thereof) = shelf/drawer frontage