With RoomSketcher, you can quickly create a professional 3D kitchen floor plan to visualize cabinetry, appliances, and finishes before implementation. 

Watch our video or follow the steps below to draw your kitchen in 3D and review your design from every angle.
 

Draw your 3D kitchen floor plan by following these steps: 

• Draw Kitchen Walls and Add Paint, Tile, or Other Materials
• Start Arranging Your Kitchen Plan
• Find Kitchen Items
• Place Kitchen Items
• Customize Kitchen Items
• View Your Kitchen in 3D While You Design
• Generate Your 3D Floor Plan
• Kitchen Examples in the Floor Plan Gallery

Looking for a 2D kitchen floor plan? Head over to our tutorial Draw a 2D Kitchen.

How Do I Draw the Walls of the Kitchen? 

The first step is to draw the walls for your kitchen. If you aren't sure of the final size, start by drawing an approximate size room – you can fine-tune the wall lengths later.

1. Open the RoomSketcher App and create a new project.
2. Open Walls mode and draw the outer and inner walls of the kitchen as needed.

For more information on how to draw walls, please see How do I draw walls with exact wall lengths?

How Do I Change the Material of the Walls and Floors?

Next, add materials to the walls and floor. While we suggest that you add the materials first (before adding cabinets and appliances), you can add and change materials later in the process.  

Here's how to add materials to one wall

1. When working with just one wall, open Walls mode.
2. Click the Select tool to choose a wall and note that each side is labeled either A or B.
3. On the right, click Material Side A or Material Side B (the side of the wall that you wish to add materials to) to choose a material for the wall. 

For more detailed information, please see Paint, Wallpaper or Tile a Single Wall and Add a Kitchen Backsplash.

Here is an example kitchen with brick materials on one wall:

Here is an example with tiles placed on two walls to create a backsplash effect:

Here's how to add materials to all walls in a room

1. When working with all the walls in the room, open Materials mode.
2. You can use the categories or search for a material, such as Tiles.
3. Click to select and click to place the material on all the walls in the room.

For more information, see Paint and Decorate Walls.

Here's how to add materials to the floor

1. Open Materials mode.
2. Use the categories or search for a material, such as Hardwood Flooring, Tile, or Concrete, and click to select.
3. Then click into a room to place a material.

For more information, see How to Add Floor Materials to Your Projects.

How Do I Start Arranging My Kitchen Plan?

When placing kitchen items, it’s helpful to follow a logical order to create an efficient and well-balanced layout. Here’s a simple sequence to guide you:

1) Add Corner Items First

Adding corner items first help define the main shape and flow of the kitchen layout early on. Once corner cabinets or appliances are placed, it becomes much easier to fit and align the remaining cabinets and items accurately along the walls. 

2) Next, Add Appliances

Add your appliances. Positioning major appliances (like the refrigerator, oven, and dishwasher) early helps establish the kitchen’s workflow and ensures you meet functional requirements, such as the classic work triangle.

3) Fill The Remaining Spaces

Fill in the remaining spaces with cabinets. Once the corners and appliances are set, it’s much easier to see exactly where base and wall cabinets should go, allowing you to optimize storage and achieve a balanced, practical layout.

How Do I Find Kitchen Items?

Once the walls and materials are in place, you can add appliances, cabinets, accessories, lighting, and more.

1. Click or tap the red Mode button and open Furniture mode to find hundreds of kitchen items such as appliances, cabinets, and accessories.
2. Check out these images of the types of available items and below the images, you’ll find tips for finding kitchen items.

• Appliances, including ovens, sinks, refrigerators, microwaves, dishwashers, coffee makers, and more.
  
  
  
  
• Base and Wall Cabinets, as well as kitchen islands, including flat front, shaker, and drawer styles. Wall cabinets can also have glass fronts, with or without muntins. Wall cabinets are available in two standard heights: 40 cm (15.75 inches) and 80 cm (31.5 inches) and you can customize the size of any cabinet.
  Note: Only Pro and Team subscribers can access all cabinet styles. 
  
  
  
  
• Accessories, such as bowls, fruit, knife blocks, books, and more.
  
  
  
  
• Wall items, such as shelves, fireplaces, pictures, and more.
  
  
  
  
• Lighting, including flush mount and pendants.
  
  
  
  

What Are Some Tips for Finding the Right Kitchen Items?

Here are a few tips to help you quickly locate and select the perfect pieces for your kitchen floor plan. 

You Can Browse Using Categories

1. Click the red Mode button and click Furniture. The furniture library appears.
2. Click Kitchen to open the Kitchen Category, which contains cabinets and appliances.
   
   
   
   
3. When you are done with that category, click the X to close it.
   
   
   

Other useful categories include Lighting, Plants and Accessories, and Dining Room.

You Can Use the Search 

Another way to locate items is by searching for them.

1. Click Search  
2. Type the name of an item to display all items of that type.
   
   
   

All kitchen items are also arranged by category.

1. Type Kitchen into the search field to get a list of all categories.
2. Then, simply pick one to see all items in that category.
   
   
   
   

Our Top Tip: Favorites! 

A helpful way to work more efficiently is to add your preferred furniture pieces and materials to Favorites. This lets you access them quickly in future projects. To learn how to do this, see Use Favorites for Quick Access.

What Are the Best Tips for Placing Kitchen Items?

The eye symbol indicates the front

Once you have located an item of furniture in the library, click or tap to select it and click or tap to place it. The eye indicates the front of the item (the side you would put away from a wall).

Use Best Fit

If an item is slightly too wide or narrow for a space, you can click Best Fit Width or Best Fit Length, like this:



and it automatically sizes to the space available:



For more information, see Use Best Fit to Size Items.

Make use of the Snapping feature

When you place kitchen items near walls or next to each other, they automatically snap into place for precise alignment.

If you want to disable snapping, hold the CTRL key while dragging (on a computer), or go to Menu > View, then toggle Snapping ON or OFF.

More tips on placing kitchen items

• Move: Press and drag the center of any item on the floor plan to move it.
• Rotate: Press and drag the curved blue arrows to rotate the item or object. Or press hotkey Q to rotate the item clockwise 90 degrees. 
• Delete: Press the red X to delete an item.
• Precise placement: You can zoom in: Use your mouse scroll-wheel, or click Menu and then under View, click Zoom Control.

How do I place an item on top of another item?

You might want to place a bowl or magazines on a table or kitchen base cabinet. Simply drag and drop the item onto the surface — its height above the floor will adjust automatically so it sits correctly on the table or cabinet.

How Can I Customize Kitchen Items?

You have a range of options to tailor kitchen items to your exact needs. You can adjust the size of pieces, choose different colors and materials for cabinets, and customize finishes on select items (available with paid plans).

How do I resize kitchen items?

1. In Furniture mode, select an item to see its properties on the right.
2. Here, you can adjust the Width, Depth, Height, and Height Above Floor.
   Alternatively, you can resize an item directly by pressing and dragging the blue arrows at the corners.

Tip: You can use the above-explained Best Fit feature to automatically resize items such as cabinets, wardrobes, closets, stairs, and certain furniture to fit a specific space perfectly.

For more details, you can also read this article: Use Best Fit to Size Items

How do I change materials and colors?

If you have a Pro or Team subscription, you can replace colors and materials on selected kitchen cabinets, fixtures, appliances, and more. Items that can be customized have a rainbow-colored Replace Materials icon.

1. Click an item on your design to select it.
2. On the right, under Replace Materials, you will see the options for that item.
   
   Tip: The colors will not appear in Drawing mode, but will appear when you take a snapshot.
   To learn more, see Replace Materials on Furniture and Fixtures or Customize the Materials on Kitchen Counters and Cabinets.
   

Can I Apply One Color Or Material to All Kitchen Cabinets?

In many instances, all kitchen cabinets are the same color or material, and you can use the centralized option. 

1. Click the Level symbol on the top toolbar.
2. Click Level Properties.
3. On the right, choose the paint or material for the Kitchen Top for Level (Kitchen Counters) and Kitchen Front for Level (Kitchen Cabinets). 
   
   
   
   Tip: The colors will not appear in Drawing mode, but will appear when you take a snapshot. For more information, see the article: Customize the Materials on Kitchen Counters and Cabinets.

How Can I View My Kitchen in 3D While I'm Designing It?

Once you have added kitchen items to your floor plan, it's time to view your design in 3D. Here are some options:

• Take a 3D Photo: You can take a quick snapshot for an initial preview, and then take a 3D photo to see a beautiful photorealistic representation. To learn more, see Take Snapshots and Create 3D Photos.
• View in Live 3D (paid plans): To see your changes instantly, simply click on the top toolbar.  
  
  
  

How Do I Get A 3D Floor Plan of My Kitchen?

Once you have completed your design, it's time to generate the floor plan.

1. Opent the Menu (yellow button at the top left).
2. Click 3D Floor Plans in the first column.
3. (optional) Click Preview to check that your floor plan looks as expected.
4. Click Generate 3D Floor Plan.

To learn more, see Generate and Print 2D and 3D Floor Plans.

Do You Have Templates That I Can Use?

Yes, we have nearly 100 kitchen floor plans for you. You can open all projects in the RoomSketcher app, save copies, and make your own edits.

1. In the RoomSketcher App, click the Plus icon in the top toolbar.
2. Choose Use a Template.
3. Click Kitchen Plans.
4. Browse through the projects, and when you have found one you like, click on it to open it.

You can also find all kitchen plans on our website in our Floor Plan Gallery, category Kitchen Plans.