Kitchen planning guides
Practical, no-nonsense references for homeowners, designers and cabinetmakers — the same rules OpenKitchen3D is being built to check.
Planning
Measuring, scanning, layouts and clearances.
How to Measure Your Kitchen for New Cabinets
Learn how to measure a kitchen for cabinets step by step: tools, a clear sketch, wall lengths at several heights, openings, utilities and out-of-square checks.
8 min read
How to Plan a Kitchen Remodel: A Step-by-Step Guide
Learn how to plan a kitchen remodel step by step: budget, measuring, layout, appliances and cabinets, clearances, trades, quotes, field checks and timeline.
7 min read
How to Scan Your Kitchen with iPhone LiDAR and RoomPlan
Learn how to scan a kitchen with iPhone LiDAR and Apple RoomPlan: which devices work, what a scan captures, tips for a clean capture and why you must verify.
7 min read
Kitchen Layout Guide to the 6 Main Types and When to Use Each
Explore kitchen layout ideas and the main types of kitchen layouts, from single-wall and galley to L-shaped, U-shaped, island and peninsula, with pros and cons.
8 min read
Kitchen Work Triangle and Clearance Guidelines
A practical guide to kitchen work triangle clearances: triangle legs, work aisles, walkways, landing areas and seating space, in inches and millimetres.
7 min read
Cabinets
Sizes, fillers, corners and schedules.
Corner Kitchen Cabinet Ideas: Blind, Lazy Susan & Diagonal Options
Corner kitchen cabinet ideas compared: blind corner cabinets, lazy susans, diagonal and L-shaped wall units, corner drawers and pull-outs, with typical sizes.
8 min read
Kitchen Cabinet Bill of Materials & Cabinet Schedule Explained
What a kitchen cabinet bill of materials and cabinet schedule include, how they drive quoting and ordering, and why they must match the drawings exactly.
9 min read
Kitchen Cabinet Filler Strips: What They Are and How to Size Them
Kitchen cabinet filler strips explained: why you need them at walls and appliances, typical widths, scribing, overlay vs frameless, and how to plan them.
9 min read
Standard Kitchen Cabinet Sizes: Base, Wall & Tall Dimensions
Standard kitchen cabinet sizes for base, wall, tall and sink cabinets, in inches and millimeters, plus European frameless metric conventions and tips.
9 min read
Software
Choosing kitchen and cabinet design tools.
Cabinet Design Software for Cabinetmakers: How to Choose
Compare cabinet design software for cabinetmakers: design-and-sales tools vs design-to-manufacturing CAD/CAM, cut lists, nesting, CNC and published prices.
7 min read
Free Kitchen Design Software: An Honest Guide
An honest guide to free kitchen design software: retail planners, freemium browser tools and open-source options, what free really means and how to choose.
8 min read
Open Source Kitchen Design Software: Options, Licenses and Limits
A practical guide to open source kitchen design software: the main projects, MIT vs GPL licenses, strengths, limits and why open catalog formats matter.
8 min read