Kitchen design
Free Kitchen Planner: Design a Kitchen Remodel in 2D & 3D
Plan a kitchen remodel to scale, cabinets, appliances, islands, countertops, backsplash, lighting. 2D plan + 3D walk-through. Free, in your browser, no paid tier, no watermark.
A kitchen is the most planning-sensitive room in a house, it has to accommodate cooking, storage, walking, and (often) eating, all in a tightly constrained space, with appliances at fixed sizes and plumbing in fixed locations. Home 3D Plan lets you design a kitchen at the same level of care a professional kitchen designer would, with no per-export charge, no paid tier, and no install required.
Whether you're planning a full gut-and-rebuild kitchen, a cabinet refresh, an island addition, or just thinking about whether a galley layout would work better than a U-shape, the workflow is the same: measure, draw, place fixtures, switch to 3D, iterate. Free, in a browser.
The kitchen work triangle
The most established kitchen-design principle is the work triangle, the path between sink, refrigerator, and primary cooking surface. Each leg of the triangle should be 1.2 to 2.7 m, the total perimeter 4 to 7.9 m, and no major traffic should cross it. Use the planner to draw the triangle's vertices after placing each appliance, then verify the actual distances and that no doorway throughput cuts through.
Common failure modes: refrigerator placed too far from the sink (loading groceries becomes a hike), cooktop placed without a landing zone on at least one side (no safe space to set a hot pan down), island too far from the perimeter run (one or more triangle legs exceed 2.7 m).
Cabinet sizing + standard appliance dimensions
Base cabinets are 60 cm deep × 87 cm tall (with countertop, typically 90 cm). Wall cabinets are 30 cm deep × 60 to 90 cm tall, mounted with a 45 cm gap above the counter. The planner ships these as a catalogue of standard widths (30 / 45 / 60 / 80 / 90 / 100 cm) so you can lay out a run accurately without modelling each cabinet.
Standard appliance dimensions: fridge ~70 to 90 cm wide, full-height oven ~60 cm wide, dishwasher 60 cm wide × 60 cm deep, range cooker 60 to 90 cm wide. The catalogue ships these at typical sizes; resize if your actual model differs.
How to plan a kitchen in six steps
Step 1. Measure. Wall lengths, ceiling height, window position, door swing, existing plumbing rough-in, gas / electric line locations.
Step 2. Draw the walls and door / window openings.
Step 3. Decide the layout type. Galley (two parallel runs), L-shape, U-shape, island, peninsula. The planner makes it cheap to try all five and pick the one that fits.
Step 4. Place appliances first, they're the most position-constrained. Fridge, range, sink, dishwasher, oven (if separate). Then build cabinet runs around them.
Step 5. Add countertop material, backsplash, and cabinet finish from the materials library. Try a darker and a lighter option side by side in 3D.
Step 6. Switch to 3D and walk through. Sit at the counter, stand at the sink, open the fridge, does the layout actually work?
Kitchen island planning
An island needs at least 100 cm of clear walking space on every side it's open to (120 cm is more comfortable, 90 cm is the absolute minimum), or it traps people in dead-end aisles. Drop the island at its proposed size and check the clearances in 2D, the dimensions overlay makes it obvious.
Islands also need a clear functional purpose: prep, seating, additional cooking, or storage. The planner lets you place stools at it (typical bar-height 75 cm), test how many fit comfortably (allow 60 cm per person), and verify there's knee space underneath.
Backsplash, countertop, and finish testing
The materials library has tile patterns, stone slabs (marble, quartz, granite-look), wood, and solid surfaces. Apply them per surface, countertop, backsplash, cabinet doors, flooring, and switch to 3D to see the actual visual impact.
You can also upload your own textures (a photo of an actual quartz sample, a paint chip, a tile you've seen in a showroom) and apply them. Comparing two real finish combinations in a 3D scene is far better than picking from 5 cm samples on a counter.
Why Home 3D Plan for kitchen design
Free, with no paywall, most kitchen planners are either tied to a single cabinet brand (IKEA, Wayfair) or paid subscriptions (KitchenDraw, 2020 Design). Here every feature is free and the catalogue is brand-agnostic.
Real-scale cabinets and appliances by default, no need to model from scratch.
Multi-material support per surface, countertop, backsplash, and cabinets are all independently editable.
The 3D walk-through lets you preview the layout at eye level before tear-out, and snapshot it to a photo render (PNG).
Share a read-only or editable live link, or a one-click photo render (PNG), with the cabinet supplier and contractor. For a to-scale drawing, the platform includes DraftCAD, a separate 2D CAD tool (PDF, DXF, SVG).
Frequently asked questions
Is this really free?
Yes. Every design feature is free for every user on every device today, with no per-export charge and no watermark.
Will there ever be a paid plan?
It is free today with no paywalled features. Home 3D Plan is community-funded rather than investor-funded, supported by optional partnerships and community contributions. If we ever introduce paid plans, we will show the fees before any charge and will not lock features you already use behind a paywall.
Do I need to create an account?
No. You can open the editor and start designing without signing in. A free account only adds cloud saves across devices, sharing, and a personal texture library; it does not unlock design features.
Does it include real cabinet sizes?
Yes. Base and wall cabinets ship at standard widths (30 / 45 / 60 / 80 / 90 / 100 cm) at standard depths. Each cabinet is resizable if your kitchen uses non-standard sizes.
Are standard appliance dimensions included?
Yes, fridges, ranges, ovens, dishwashers, hoods, microwaves at typical residential dimensions. Replace any with your exact model and re-check clearances.
Can I plan an island or peninsula?
Yes. The planner doesn't restrict layout type, galley, L, U, island, peninsula, and unusual hybrid layouts all work.
Can I try different countertop and backsplash materials?
Yes. Each surface is independently editable, with stone, quartz, tile, wood, and solid-surface options in the catalogue, plus the ability to upload your own samples.
Is Home 3D Plan free?
Yes. Home 3D Plan runs in your browser at no cost, with no sign-up requirement and no paywalled features. The PWA install is also free.
Do I need to install anything?
No. Home 3D Plan is a Progressive Web App, so you can open it in any modern browser and start designing. You can optionally install it to your home screen for offline access.
Can I export my plans?
Yes. Snapshot your lit 3D scene to an image (PNG) with one click, unlimited and with no watermark, and share a read-only or editable live link that opens in any browser without an account.