We did 1.25 overhang, and it looks 'right' - the guidelines I followed suggested between 1" and 1.25" for inset doors, and 1.5" for overlay doors.

I am planning to make mine flush with the door fronts, or maybe add an extra 1/8" inch or so. I haven't planned that far out ahead. Also, I'm working on a very modern kitchen.

Thanks for your helpful replies.

Has anyone 'out there' done as much as a 2" overhang, or is that going a
bit overboard?

Eastfalls...love your retro kitchen, especially the backsplash!

Perhaps I should mention, my cabs will be full overlay.

I have a 1 1/4" overhang now. Wish I had made it a bit more. The little extra would keep me from getting caught up on the knobs on the drawers (I think). I would not go more than 1 5/8" though. If you look at my kitchen (scroll down to the bottom of the link attached) you will see what I mean.

Here is a link that might be useful: My kitchen

We have a huge huge overhang. We would like it to be more. Just because. We have practically no handles to contend with.

A couple years ago, this forum's consensus was more restrictive and norm-ey. I insisted that it would be fine to have a bigger overhang than anyone posting here would concur with. (I won that argument (!).) Do what you want and discount details about finegrained differences. That's my advice, from one Internet stranger to another.

The biggest issue with a much larger overhang is that even if you have full extension drawers, your overhang will block the last part of access to those drawers. It also affects your aisle width at pinch points and narrow kitchens. It can also be a bit more "hip bang-ey" than a smaller overhang would be. Your feet stand relatively close to the cabinets when you are working on a project, and if the counters project more than the norm, you end up hitting them. Of course, some hips hit more than others because some hips are more generous at their own overhang than others. ;)

Davidro1, how huge is huge? 2"? More?

I'm not so concerned about blocking some of the rear access to drawers.
Not catching pockets on knobs (happens a lot in my present kitchen), or
having drips fall onto the cabinets, is way more important to me. As is
having the ability to wipe "stuff" from the counters into my hand,
something I have to do carefully, in my present set-up.

I found a thread from last month, where Kevin (azstoneconsulting), said
he's always uses the dimension of 1 1/2" from the cab frame. I took the
measuring tape to my kitchen, and that distance seems like it'll be fine.
Though, taking it to 1 5/8 might be even better.

Anyway, thanks to all for piping in. I've given the numbers to the designer.

1 1/2 is an industry standard, but Davidro1 is right in his approach too...
(he's prolly falling over right now because we hardly ever agree on anything - HA!) But I gotta say - he's right on - on this one!!!

There is no "one" perfect dimension for all when it comes to tops comming off of the cab frames, but 1 1/2 seems to be the norm, and it's how I was taught decades ago....

too much (like 2 or 3 inches) - will IMO work against you the way Greendesigns said = the stuff in the back of your drawers (that sounds kinda sick..LOL) won't be visible when your drawers are open - OK. I'm going to quit now while I'm ahead ...... :-)

OH God - this is cracking me up!!! I'm so glad it's FRIDAY!!!! YAY LOL

hth

kevin

Thanks, Kevin.

Just came back from a friend's house, and did some measuring in her
kitchen, remodeled 3 years ago. Her counters overhang 2", and I really
like the effect.

I opened up one of her full-extension drawers, and could see to the
back of the drawer w/o a problem. All was in view and reach.

So, as long as I have the walk-around space to do it, I think that'll be the
way to go.

So glad to have this "house stuff" to occupy my time as Hurricane Irene
approaches Long Island!

Another issue is whether you will have a full height cabinet, oven wall cabinet, or integrated fridge adjacent to a counter run. If you do, and you want the countertop to die into the side of the cabinet wall instead of sticking out, then a large overhang will mean you will have to make that cabinet that much deeper.

i just had mine done, inset cabs with 1 2/16" overhang, see pic below. hardware not on yet so can't see relation to that... you will need to increase if you go full overlay.

important lesson i learned: mock things up in cardboard, paper or whatever. use your door sample, mock up a cardboard overhang and adjust until you like it, then specify. I learned this lesson the hard way (the thickness of my counter is larger that i wanted) so willing to share in hopes someone does not make the same mistake i made.