L-shaped kitchen
3.9 × 3.6 m · example room
Two cabinet runs, an open floor and a compact cooking route.
FREE KITCHEN PLANNER
Free kitchen planner and design tool
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Draw your kitchen to scale, try each layout in 2D and 3D, and give your fitter a measured drawing. It runs in your browser, with no sign-up.
- No download, no account to start
- Metric and imperial
- Any brand, any supplier
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What’s the best free kitchen planner?
It depends where you are in the project. If you’ve already chosen IKEA or Howdens, use their planner: it works with their own ranges and gives you the list you order from (see our IKEA and Howdens comparisons). If you haven’t picked a supplier, or your fitter wants a measured drawing, Free Room Planner lets you draw the room to scale and try layouts free, with no account, using units you resize to any brand’s sizes. For a bigger furniture catalogue all year round, Planner 5D Premium is $19.99 a month or $59.99 a year (as of October 2026).
Start with a room you can change.
Open a furnished example and adjust each wall and item to your room. These are editable plans at the sizes shown.
U-shaped kitchen
3.8 × 3.6 m · example room
Three working sides with separate washing, cooking and preparation areas.
Galley kitchen
2.6 × 4.2 m · example room
Facing cabinet runs with a clear aisle through a narrow room.
Kitchen with island
5.1 × 4.5 m · example room
An L-shaped working kitchen with an extra preparation island.
Single-wall kitchen
4.8 × 3.0 m · example room
One straight run, with washing and preparation before cooking.
Have your own measurements?
Choose a square, rectangle, L-shaped or T-shaped room and enter its inside dimensions. Or start on a blank grid.
How it works
Three steps, in the order a kitchen designer works: the room, then the units, then the checks.
Draw the room
Pick a rectangle, L or T shape and type the inside measurements, or draw each wall. Add the door, windows and radiator where they really are.
Add units and appliances
Drag in base, wall and tall units, the sink, hob, oven, fridge and dishwasher. Each item is resizable, so match your supplier’s widths.
Check it and download
Walk round it in 3D, measure the gaps on screen, then download the scaled PDF to send to your fitter or kitchen company.
Kitchen layouts and the room each needs
Start from the layout your room can take. Widths assume standard 600 mm (23.6 in) deep units and the NKBA’s one-cook aisle of 1,067 mm (42 in).
| Layout | Best for | Room it needs |
|---|---|---|
| Single-wall | Narrow rooms, open-plan spaces | One clear wall, with worktop beside the sink, hob and fridge (see the landing areas) |
| Galley | Long, narrow rooms | About 2,267 mm (89.3 in) between the walls: two 600 mm runs and a 1,067 mm (42 in) aisle |
| L-shaped | Most small and medium kitchens | Two walls meeting at a corner; leaves the rest of the room open for a table |
| U-shaped | Squarer rooms where storage matters | About 2,267 mm (89.3 in) across inside the U, the same as a galley |
| Island | Larger rooms and kitchen-diners | About 4.23 m (13 ft 11 in) wide with units on both walls; see island dimensions |
Each layout links to an editable example with its dimensions and the reasons it works. Peninsula kitchens behave like an island attached at one end, so they fit rooms that are too narrow for a walkway on all four sides.
Standard kitchen sizes at a glance
UK units are made in metric sizes and US cabinets in inches. The planner’s units start at these sizes; resize any of them to match what you buy.
| Item | UK (typical) | US (typical) |
|---|---|---|
| Base unit | 720 mm carcass on 150 mm legs, 560 mm deep | 34½ in high, 24 in deep |
| Base unit widths | 150 to 1,200 mm | 12 to 60 in, in 3 in steps |
| Worktop / countertop | 600 mm deep, about 910 mm high | About 25 in deep, 36 in high |
| Wall unit | 575, 720 or 900 mm high, about 300 mm deep | 12 to 42 in high, 12 in deep |
| Gap above the worktop | 490 mm | 18 in |
| Tall unit | 1,970 or 2,150 mm carcass | 84 to 96 in |
Kitchen cabinet sizesBase, wall and tall unit widths, heights and depths in mm and inches.Read the guide →Worktop height and depthStandard worktop and counter heights, depths and thicknesses.Read the guide →Work triangle and clearancesTriangle leg lengths, aisle widths and landing space beside each appliance.Read the guide →Kitchen island dimensionsSpace around an island, seating overhangs and the room width you need.Read the guide →
What to send your fitter
A fitter or kitchen company prices what they can measure. The planner’s PDF gives them a drawing to scale instead of a sketch:
- The room, with overall and inside dimensions and the wall thickness.
- Doors and windows, located by measurement along each wall.
- Every unit and appliance, numbered on the plan, with a schedule of sizes on the next sheet.
- A scale bar and title block, so the printout can be checked with a ruler.
Send it with photos of the room, your appliance specification sheets, and the current positions of the water, waste, gas and electrics. Ask every company to quote against the same drawing and the quotes become comparable. As the title block says, it is a planning drawing: the fitter still measures on site before ordering.
Free downloads carry a watermark. The drawing underneath is identical.
What’s free, and what Plus adds
Planning your kitchen is free and stays free. You don’t need an account to draw, furnish, view in 3D or download.
Free
Free forever, no account needed
- Draw the room to scale in metric or imperial
- Generic base, wall and tall units, appliances, sinks and islands
- Walk round the kitchen in 3D
- Download an image of the plan, with a watermark
- Preview the scaled PDF on screen
- Save the plan as a file on your device
Plus
$11 / £9 / €9.50 a month, tax included. Cancel any time.
- Real kitchen ranges, worktops, wall tiles, floors and paint
- Scaled PDF drawings without a watermark
- Door-swing and clearance checks
- Cloud saving and a link to share your plan
- Every room in every plan, not just the kitchen
Planning a kitchen from a particular retailer?
Retailer planners are built around their own ranges. If you have not chosen a supplier yet, or want to compare quotes, plan the room here first. These pages set out what each retailer’s tool does and where ours differs:
Building a new kitchen space? Use the extension planner, or see how to plan a kitchen, step by step.
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Kitchen planner questions
Is the kitchen planner free?
Yes. Drawing the room, placing units and appliances, the 3D view and downloading an image of your plan are free, with no account or card. The free image carries a watermark. Plus, an optional monthly plan, adds the scaled PDF drawing without a watermark, the premium catalogue and cloud saving; you don’t need it to plan.
Do I need to download anything?
No. The planner runs in your web browser on a laptop, desktop or tablet. There is nothing to install and you can start without signing up.
Can I plan a kitchen from any supplier?
Yes. The kitchen units in the planner are generic, not one brand’s range, and every unit can be resized. Type in the widths, depths and heights from your supplier’s specification and the plan follows them.
Does it work in feet and inches?
Yes. Switch the planner between metres and feet. This page and the size guides give both, for example a 600 mm (23.6 in) base unit and a 36 in (914 mm) US counter height.
What should I send my kitchen fitter?
Your plan: the free image download, or with Plus the scaled PDF, with the room dimensions, door and window positions and every unit numbered. Add photos of the room and the specification sheets for your appliances, and mark where the water, waste, gas and electrics are now.
How much space do I need between kitchen units?
The NKBA guidelines suggest at least 1,067 mm (42 in) between facing worktops where one person cooks, 1,219 mm (48 in) for two cooks, and 914 mm (36 in) for a walkway with no worktop on either side.
What are the 5 basic kitchen layouts?
Single-wall, galley, L-shaped, U-shaped and island (a peninsula is an island attached at one end). The table on this page shows the room each one needs.
How much should I budget for a kitchen remodel?
Costs vary too much by region, kitchen size and specification for one figure to be useful, so build the budget from quotes. Ask two or three kitchen companies or fitters to price the same dimensioned plan. Keeping the sink, hob and appliances where the pipes and cables already run is usually the biggest saving; the cabinet range, worktop material and integrated appliances move the price most after that. Keep a contingency for what you find behind the old units.
Related planning guides
Checking sizes? See kitchen island dimensions and clearances and American fridge freezer dimensions. To try paint on your kitchen walls in 3D, browse popular paint colours.
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