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Show Plan Carefully i For Cabinets And Counters Cabinets and counters occupy more space in a kitchen than does any other kind of equipment, says ! American Builder magazine. For this reason, the magazine j adds, arrangement and size of i cabinets and counters should be i carefully planned. "For greatest efficiency, storage space in the kitchen should be planned according to the size of the family," American Builder says. "And, if possible, the arrangement ar-rangement should be determined before plannng the placement of ; windows. Otherwise, windows can limit the effectiveness of cabinet arrangements." For a family of four persons, the building industry publication recommends a minimum of 5 feet, 3 inches of wall cabinets and 8 feet, 6 inches of base cabinets, in addition to space for storing din- : nerware. ; "When the amount of storage ; space to be used is determined, it is important that this space ' be available where it is most ! needed," American Builder adds, j "If appliances are properly arranged ar-ranged according to recommended planning principles and if manufacturers' manu-facturers' cabinets are used, there is little chance of error in establishing estab-lishing correct availability of ; storage space. i "Manufacturers of wood and ; metal cabinets, largely responsi-I responsi-I ble for the rapid progress in de-! de-! velopment and standardization of kitchen units, today offer integrated inte-grated units styled to harmonize with appliances. Cabinets are available to fit any kitchen requirements re-quirements and are usually designed de-signed to complement work areas. "Base cabinets under counters where mixing is done, for example, exam-ple, usually have provisions for the jtorage of staple items used in mixing foods, while dinner-ware dinner-ware storage is usually arranged in wall cabinets directly above the serving area. "Shelves should not be higher , than 72 inches from the floor, and wall cabinets should not be high- I er than 15 inches above the work surface of counters." 1 American Builder says that minimum amounts of counter space as recommended by a recent re-cent Small Homes Council study are 15 inches beside the refrig- I erator, 36 inches at right of sink bowl, 30 inches at left of sink i bowl, 24 inches beside, or near, the range, and 36 inche? for food I preparation. |