Most kitchen toe kicks are about 4” – 4.5” tall, but they can vary. In general, standard kitchen boxes are 30” tall, and a standard kitchen counter height is 36”. If the countertop material is about 1-1/2” that leaves about 4.5” for toe kick. What are the standard dimensions and height of a toe kick? My perimeter cabinets have flush toe kicks, or toe kicks that are flush with the cabinet door.
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On the back side of my island I used a recessed toe kick.įlush toe kicks are flush with the doors on the cabinets (or sometimes even slightly proud, or in front of) the face of the cabinet door. Installing flush mount toe kicks involves a lot more precision because in general, floors are not level. You install your cabinets level, so the filler piece (or toe kick) between the cabinets and the floor will be level with the cabinets and have to be scribed to account for slight variations if the floor slopes. (Scribing is a process where you have to fit an element to an uneven or irregular surface, such as a floor slope). A poor fit on recessed toe kicks does not really show under the overhang of the cabinets. Why is this the most common type of toe kick? I believe this is because it is the easiest to install and the most forgiving, so, therefore, the least expensive. Recessed toe kicks are set back about 3″ inches from the cabinet face. This is the most standard style of toe kicks and one you will see most often in kitchens. There are generally two ways to install toe kicks, either recessed or flush. What are the different options for toe kick designs for your kitchen design? They are just trim pieces that are used to cover the unsightly gap in the toe kick areas. Toe kicks are usually made from the same material that the cabinet fronts are made from, to match. If the cabinets are painted MDF, generally the toe kick material is also painted MDF. Oak cabinets? Oak toe kicks. You get the picture. I do not think that most people’s toes actually sit in that toe kick when standing at the counter. I have never found that my foot hits the cabinet, but more on that later! What are toe kicks made from? It is called a base cabinet “toe kick” because people think that this is the space for your toes to sit when you are standing at a cabinet because they are usually recessed (or set back slightly) from the front face of the cabinet. A cabinet toe kick spans the space between the cabinets box with the door on it and the floor. I used a recessed toe kick here as this is the area that I stand at the most, and I also had a toe kick vacuum that was existing already that I wanted to hide. A recessed cabinet toe kick on my island. What do I mean when I am talking about a “toe kick”? A kitchen cabinet consists of a plywood box that has a door on it. If you were to put this cabinet directly on the floor, you can imagine that the door might scrape across the floor. If your house is anything like mine, it would also be picking up mass amounts of dog hair along the way!Ī toe kick covers the space that exists between the bottom of the cabinets and the floor. It usually matches the materials of your kitchen cabinets and acts as a filler piece covering the cabinet supports.
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How to Install the Cabinet Bases for the Different Types of Toe Kick.What are the standard dimensions and height of a toe kick?.What are the different options for toe kick designs for your kitchen design?.That means if you purchase anything from these links I earn a small commission, at no extra cost to you! This helps support my blog, so thank you! Most of my kitchen has flush toe kicks (left) but on the island side where I work the most, I used recessed cabinet toe kicks. After working out all of these issues through our reno, I’ve compiled this post on how to design toe kicks for your kitchen cabinets, including tips if you want to DIY.
When I designed my kitchen cabinets, I had a dream of installing gorgeous furniture-style flush cabinet toe kicks, but I didn’t know exactly how to do that ourselves. I was also a little worried about whether or not a flush mount toe kick would be awkward to stand at. There was also the issue of our built-in dishwasher, which would stand out like a sore thumb without a toe kick.
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