Saturday, January 3, 2009

Kitchen cabinet needs

What is "enough" cabinet space? Using my Seattle kitchen, which had a small footprint but enough storage space, here are some numbers (see sheet: Kitchen shelf space)

73 "shelf feet" of kitchen storage
10.5 "shelf feet" of low drawers
50 "shelf feet" of helves or tall drawers: of which only 6' must be full depth
12.5 "shelf feet" for special items, like dishwasher, oven, sink and fridge