Free Kitchen Remodel Planner
Design your kitchen to scale right in the browser — draw the room, drop in cabinets and appliances that snap into place, and watch a live materials list, cost estimate, and layout warnings update as you go. Export a shareable image, a print to scale, or a CAD-ready DXF for your contractor.
How to plan a kitchen layout that actually works
A great kitchen isn't about square footage — it's about how the space flows while you cook. Before you price cabinets or fall in love with a countertop, it pays to get the layout right on paper. This planner lets you sketch your real room to scale, then move cabinets and appliances around until the plan feels natural, all before you spend a dollar. Start from a template — an L-shape, galley, or U-shape — or draw your own walls with the wall tool, typing an exact length as you go.
As you work, three things update live on the right: a running materials list (cabinets counted by size, countertop square footage with a waste allowance, flooring and paint estimates), a cost range grouped into cabinets, appliances, fixtures, and labor, and a warnings panel that flags layout problems while there's still time to fix them for free.
The kitchen work triangle
The single most useful planning idea is the work triangle — the path between your three busiest stations: the sink, the cooktop or range, and the refrigerator. The long-standing guideline is that the three legs added together should total between 12 and 26 feet, with no single leg shorter than 4 feet (cramped) or longer than 9 feet (too much walking). Toggle the triangle overlay in the planner and it draws the shape and measures each leg, warning you when a layout drifts outside the range. It's a guideline, not a law — but it's a fast way to sanity-check whether a kitchen will feel efficient or annoying.
Standard kitchen dimensions to design around
Cabinets and appliances come in predictable sizes, and designing to those sizes keeps your plan buildable. The planner ships with these standard US dimensions built in:
| Element | Standard size | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Base cabinets | 34.5" H × 24" D | Widths 9–48" in 3" steps; counter sits ~36" high |
| Wall cabinets | 12" D, 30/36/42" H | Bottom usually 18" above the counter |
| Tall / pantry | 24" D, ~84–96" H | Widths 18–36" |
| Range / cooktop | 30" W | 36" and 48" pro ranges also common |
| Refrigerator | 36" W × 30–36" D | Leave a 15" landing counter beside it |
| Dishwasher | 24" W | Keep within 36" of the sink |
| Work aisle | 42" min | 48" if two people cook at once |
The planner enforces the tricky ones for you: it warns when an aisle is under 42 inches, when the dishwasher drifts too far from the sink, or when there isn't enough landing counter beside the range or fridge. These are the details that make a finished kitchen feel considered instead of cobbled together.
From plan to project
When the layout feels right, you have options. Export a PNG to share with your partner or designer, print to scale (a 1/4" = 1' sheet with a title block drops straight into a contractor conversation), or download a DXF that opens cleanly in LibreCAD, AutoCAD, and other CAD tools with your walls, fixtures, and dimensions on separate layers. Your work autosaves in your browser, and you can download a project file to keep a permanent copy or move it to another computer — nothing is uploaded anywhere.
One honest caveat: this is a planning tool, not a construction document. The guidelines it checks reflect common kitchen-design best practice, but always confirm dimensions, appliance specs, permits, and local codes with your contractor before ordering or building.
Frequently asked questions
Is the kitchen planner really free?
Yes. Designing your kitchen, live warnings, the materials and cost estimate, PNG export, and print-to-scale are all free with no account. Downloading a CAD-ready DXF or scaled PDF asks for an email so we can send your plan summary.
What is the kitchen work triangle?
It connects your sink, range, and refrigerator. The three legs should total 12–26 feet, with no leg under 4 feet or over 9 feet. The planner draws it and warns you when a layout falls outside those guidelines.
Can I open the plan in CAD software?
Yes — the DXF export writes standard AutoCAD R12 with layers for walls, openings, fixtures, and annotations, so it opens cleanly in LibreCAD, AutoCAD, and most CAD tools with dimensions intact.
Does my plan get saved?
It autosaves in your browser, so it's there when you return on the same device. You can also download a project file for a permanent copy. Nothing is uploaded to a server.