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Cabinets come in three standards types (wall, base and tall), with subtypes in each category.

Wall Cabinets:

Wall cabinets are the cabinets that go above the countertop. Wall cabinets are expressed as their width X height. Standard widths are 9" up to 48" in increments of 3" (i.e. 9", 12", 15" ... 42", 45", 48"). Standard heights are 12" up to 30" in increments of 3" plus 36" and 42". 30" high is the standard height in most kitchens. Wall cabinets are 12" deep unless they go over the refrigerator in which case they would be 24" deep. Wall cabinets less than 24" wide typically have one door and cabinets over 24" wide have two doors. At 24" wide some come with one door, some with two doors. Wall cabinets come in several different types, the most common are listed below:

Standard - A cabinet that is a box with door(s)
Corner Wall - A cabinet that is designed to go into a corner. Typically corner wall cabinets are 24" in both directions as measured from the corner and have a single door about 18" wide.
Blind Corner - A box shaped cabinet that is designed to go into a corner in which one half has a door and the other half is covered by another cabinet.
Peninsula - A cabinet that has door(s) on both sides.
Refrigerator - A cabinet that is 24" deep, designed to go above the refrigerator
Mullion Doors - Doors that are made from wood with different shaped openings in them so that you can see through the doors to the interior of the cabinet. Glass (clear or decorative) is then placed on the door.


Standard		Corner Wall		Blind Corner		Peninsula		Refrigerator

Base Cabinets:

Base cabinets are the cabinets that go under the countertop. Base cabinets are expressed as their width only since base cabinets are always 34 1/2" high. Standard widths are 9" up to 48" in increments of 3" (i.e. 9", 12", 15" ... 42", 45", 48"). Base cabinets are always 24" deep. Base cabinets less than 24" wide typically have one door and cabinets over 24" wide have two doors. At 24" wide some come with one door, some with two doors. Base cabinets come in several different types, the most common are listed below:

Standard - A cabinet with one or two drawers on the top and one or two doors on the bottom, with a 12" deep shelf in the bottom half
Corner Base - A cabinet that is designed to go into a corner. Typically corner base cabinets are 36" in both directions as measured from the corner and have either one door in the front at a 45 degree angle or two doors at a 90 degree angle. Inside the corner base is either just shelves or a lazy suzan unit (2 spinning shelves)
Blind Corner - A box shaped cabinet that is designed to go into a corner in which one half has a drawer & door and the other half is covered by another cabinet. Inside the cabinet can either be a 12" shelf, full shelf or one of many different shelf systems designed for blind base cabinets.
Peninsula - A cabinet that has door(s) on both sides, but drawer(s) on only one.
Sink Base - A cabinet that is the same as a standard except the drawer is just a false front or a tilt front and there is no shelf,
Drawer Base - A cabinets with 3 or 4 drawers and no doors.


Standard	Corner Susan	Corner Susan	Blind Base	Peninsula


Sink Base	4 Drawer Base	3 Drawer Base

Tall Cabinets:

Tall cabinets are the cabinets that go from the floor to the ceiling. They also go by the name pantry and utility cabinets. Tall cabinets are expressed as their width x height x depth. The most common widths are 18", 24", 30" and 36", but all the widths from 12" up to 36" in 3" increments are available from different manufacturers. Standard heights are 84", 90" and 96". The depth will be 12" or 24" Tall cabinets can come with many different shelf systems, such as: flat shelves, rollout shelves and spice racks. Tall cabinets come in several different types, the most common are listed below:

Standard - A cabinet with one or two doors on the top and one or two doors on the bottom. Inside can be almost anything you can imagine from fixed or rollout shelves to fancy shelving systems.
Oven Unit - A cabinet with one or two doors on the top, a center space for putting a single or double oven and either drawer(s) or door(s) on the bottom.
Microwave Cooking Center - A cabinet with a center shelf to put a microwave and lots of doors/drawers and other items all around.


Standard with shelves	Standard with sliding shelves	Single Oven	Double Oven	Microwave Center