The cabinets on either side of the vent hood will be 15'' deep in my kitchen. How it is fitted out depends on what you plan to store in the cabinets. There is a shallow shelf box that can be fitted on the door; access to the back of the cabinet would be easier with partial depth shelves.

Here is a link that might be useful: Wall Multi-storage pantry

Our cabs in our old kitchen were about 13" deep. I never lost anything. I find the current 12" to be a PIA. I'm always searching for a place to put my serving bowls etc that are slightly larger.

Another couple inches won't mean you lose things, but it will mean you have room for bowls, plates, and maybe another glass or two. We had a small kitchen in our last house and loved the 14" deep uppers we put in with our remodel. They were frameless, not inset.

I'll ditto...In my current kitchen I have only 12" uppers (overylay). While everything is reachable, I am sometimes wanting a little bit more room for select items.

So, how deep are your counters if you have 14 inch uppers?

Our counters were standard depth with the 14" deep uppers. I didn't notice any difference in usability.

I have 30 in counters on my baking center area with 15 in deep uppers. They are great since I can put my biggest soup plates in with room to spare. I never lose anything in there since my cupboards are pretty bare....not much stuff :) c

I have 15" uppers (inset so a true 15" which equals your 14" with doors). I will never go back to the standard 12". We don't lose anything, and the difference in space is amazing. Our old plates wouldn't with with the doors closed...now we have those and other pieces in the same cabinet, closed doors and all :o)

My counters are 24 3/4" deep (inset doors so the edge is less) and the counters are 19" below the base of the uppers. I don't feel any loss at all of space (all of our uppers are 15"0. We love it.

If you're using inset doors, definitely stay away from the 12" deep upper cabinets if you plan to place large diameter items up there (ie dinner plates). The inside depth really gets cut down fast.

We have a 13" wall cabinet with inset doors, and it is barely deep enough for our current dinner plates. Barely!

Mike & Beth

Sounds like the 14" uppers will be well worth the few hundred dollars, particularly in a small kitchen. The KD said for inset, she always does 14" even with regular counter depth so I guess it's not that unusual.

As always, thanks for the info everyone!

I have a small kitchen so I remodeled to 18 over 33. The lowers and over the refrigerator are pull-outs and above is deep but I simply store what I want to keep but don't use every day in the back. Also ordered the cabinets with the tops open, enclosed the front to the ceiling for additions storage. Very handy for no attic, just a CA sloped roof.