How to Measure Your Kitchen for New Cabinets

1. Sketch the room

   Draw the kitchen from above: every wall, the window and door openings, and the island if there is one. It doesn't need to be to scale — it's where the numbers go.

2. Measure each wall in inches

   Measure corner to corner along every wall that will get cabinets. Walls aren't always straight, so measure each one at a couple of heights and write down the smallest number.

3. Mark the windows and doors

   For each one, note how far it is from the nearest corner and how wide it is, trim included. For a window, add how high the sill sits off the floor.

4. Mark the plumbing, gas and electrical

   Note where the sink's water lines and drain come out of the wall, where the range's gas line or outlet is, and any outlets and switches on the cabinet walls.

5. List the appliances and their widths

   Refrigerator, range or cooktop, wall oven, dishwasher, microwave and hood. Take each width from its spec sheet, or measure the opening if the appliance is staying.

6. Measure the ceiling height

   It decides how tall the wall cabinets can go. Ours come 30″, 36″ and 42″ high, plus short stacked cabinets that sit on top (White Shaker only).

7. Take photos

   One straight-on photo of each wall, plus any soffits, bulkheads or odd corners. Photos catch things a sketch misses.

Cabinets come in set widths — our base cabinets 9″ to 36″ wide in 3″ steps and wall cabinets 9″ to 36″wide — so each wall is filled with a mix of widths, and a filler closes whatever is left. You don't have to do that math: the free 3D design lays out every cabinet for you, so you see the kitchen before you buy. To look the sizes up yourself, see our kitchen cabinet sizes guide — and for a bathroom, the vanity sizes.

Any one of these is enough to start: plans, a cabinet list, your measurements or photos of the room. Send it through the free quote form or call (602) 920-4005. Homeowners are welcome, and there's no minimum order.

Once you approve the quote, a free onsite measure checks the numbers against the real room, so the order matches the kitchen before it's placed. Then pick the cabinets up at our Phoenix warehouse (Mon–Fri 8–4) or have them delivered, flat-pack or assembled. We don't install — the install is up to you or your installer — and how an order works covers the rest, from pickup to delivery day.

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