Will you be able to move the upper cabinets out the same amount? If not, all children and short people will curse you. :)

I like 30. I don't remember why I ended up with 18" over 30" in my previous kitchen but did it again this time. It holds the case of a standard size fridge. Oh, yeah--my cabinet maker didn't charge extra for it (aside from drawer hardware) because it doesn't use extra material. Plywood is 48".

But yeah, you'll like 28". And if you can swing a few more without intruding upon other stuff, why not? Keep countertop materials in mind though.

I'd have 30" deep everywhere on my perimeter if I could, but in that perfect world I'd also have no uppers and a giant wall of windows above my glorious 30" deep counters. So there'd be no question about uppers depth. Also, I'm 5'9", so it's not even an issue for me even with uppers.

28" sounds better than 25" to me, but this is the type of thing that you just mock up for yourself with cardboard or plywood. Pretend to cook/clean using your mock counter, and you'll see pretty quickly what is the right depth for you.

We did 30" on our last kitchen and loved it. We moved into a house with 24s and they seem so much less functional.

While I would like true 30 inch base cabinets (not just standard 24 inch cabinets pulled away from the wall to give the illusion of 30 inch deep cabinets) they are costly. Unless you are very tall and plan on living in the house forever you also need to increase the depth of the uppers The other issue is the countertops, deeper countertops may require more slabs and that gets pricey. That being said, it may be that you have an island, or an L-shaped kitchen or a kitchen with two or more walls and that one wall or area of the kitchen should have deeper base cabinets (with either deeper uppers or no uppers) and the rest of the kitchen can be standard.

Thanks for all the input!!! I will go with 30" base and 18" upper. Since I can't afford to get deep cabinets we will build the wall behind the uppers out by 6 inches.

We're planning to use butcher block for that counter top; we'll buy some standard size pieces and fabricate a wider piece.

We also will have a 6' long section of base and wall cabinets, again with BB counter top, along a wall for a beverage center and I will make it deeper as well.

There is also a 13' island which is where the range-top will be. It will have a 16" overhang for seating. We are planning on getting quartz for that. I'll probably be making another post soon to get information on how to even start finding the quartz and a fabricator.

Another with 30" base and 18" uppers - love 'em! We pulled the lower cabinets forward instead of getting deeper ones and I'd recommend getting the deeper lower cabinets if at all possible too (definitely a regret on my end). Yes, more expensive but... over time...

Plenty of room for canisters and to roll out dough:

I love my vertical upper storage for large serving bowls; no more constant shuffling of smaller bowls to get to the right one. Note that the vertical storage can be easily retrofitted post install.

I had 28" in last kitchen, they were great.