Wall Cabinet Depth

I don’t have doors on my wall cabinets.  Thank goodness I don’t.  My dishes would never fit behind doors.  They stick out about an inch. 

There is nothing standard about the size of a plate, but wall cabinets have a standard outside depth of 12”.  Interior depth will vary depending on the manufacturer but the average interior depth is 10 ½”.  My new plates are 11 ¼” in diameter.  

This isn’t a new issue.  My clients have been complaining about this for years.  I’ve sent suggestions to my stock cabinet companies.  I increase the depth on wall cabinets that are built by my custom cabinetmaker. An extra inch or two still leaves you enough headroom to work at the counter.

 Another solution is to store dishes in base cabinet drawers.  There are many inserts for drawers to organize dishes.  But sometimes it’s hard to change someone’s attitude about where dishes belong.  One thing is for sure, they will most likely not fit in a wall cabinet.

 Blum’s Orga-line plate holder